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Radiocarbon analysis of the early archaeological site of Nauwalabila I, Arnhemland, Australia: implications for sample suitability and stratigraphic integrity

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2002

Authors

Bird, Michael
Turney, C S M
Fifield, L Keith
Ayliffe, Linda
Palmer, A
Cresswell, Richard
Robertson, Steve

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Pergamon-Elsevier Ltd

Abstract

This study presents the results of an extensive radiocarbon dating program at the Nauwalabila I site in northern Australia. The results show that the radiocarbon chronology at Nauwalabila is reliable to ∼ 130 cm depth, but below this depth coarse charco

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Keywords: Charcoal; Combustion; Decomposition; Luminescence; Sediments; Stratigraphy; Chemical alteration; Radioactivity; archaeology; Holocene; luminescence dating; radiocarbon dating; stratigraphy; Australia

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/64911

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ANU Research Publications

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Quaternary Science Reviews

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Journal article

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10.1016/S0277-3791(01)00058-0

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2037-12-31

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