An improved single grain OSL chronology for the sedimentary deposits from Diepkloof Rockshelter, Western Cape, South Africa

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 63, Issue , 2015, Pages 175-192

  Jacobs, Zenobia ^a   Roberts, Richard G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Howieson's Poort; Middle Stone Age; MSA; Optically stimulated luminescence; OSL dating; Still Bay; TL dating

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AGE DETERMINATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LUMINESCENCE DATING; STONE AGE;

SOUTH AFRICA; STILL BAY; WESTERN CAPE;

SUS;

EID: 84928745962     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2015.01.023     Document Type: Article

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