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Dating the First Australians

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2002

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Gillespie, Richard

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University of Arizona

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The dating of selected archaeological and megafaunal sites from the Australian region is reviewed, with emphasis on recent work at some of the oldest sites. Improved chemical procedures with decreased analytical background for 14C analysis, combined with

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Keywords: carbon 14; archaeology; fauna; radiocarbon dating; archeology; article; Australia; bone; fauna; geography; human; luminescence; occupation; paleoanthropology; species extinction

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/75303

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ANU Research Publications

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Radiocarbon

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Journal article

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