Luminescence dating at Diepkloof Rock Shelter - new dates from single-grain quartz

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 63, Issue , 2015, Pages 164-174

  Feathers, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Diepkloof Rock Shelter; Middle Stone Age; OSL dating; Quartz saturation

Indexed keywords

LUMINESCENCE DATING; MESOLITHIC; QUARTZ; SATURATION;

EID: 84938765010     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2015.02.012     Document Type: Article

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