Testing single-grain quartz OSL methods using sediment samples with independent age control from the Bordes-Fitte rockshelter (Roches d'Abilly site, Central France)

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 31, Issue , 2016, Pages 77-96

  Thomsen, K J ^a   Murray, A S ^b   Buylaert, J P ^a,b   Jain, M ^a   Hansen, J H ^a   Aubry, T ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c Instituto de Gestão do Patrimonio Arquitectonico e Arqueologico   (Portugal)

Author keywords

14C age control; Dating; OSL; Quartz; Single grain

Indexed keywords

FELDSPAR; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LABORATORY METHOD; LUMINESCENCE DATING; PRECISION; QUARTZ; QUATERNARY; RADIOCARBON DATING;

FRANCE;

EID: 84947732701     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2015.11.002     Document Type: Article

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