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

Bird, MichaelTurney, C S MFifield, L KeithAyliffe, LindaPalmer, ACresswell, RichardRobertson, Steve2015-12-100277-3791http://hdl.handle.net/1885/64911This 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 charcoKeywords: Charcoal; Combustion; Decomposition; Luminescence; Sediments; Stratigraphy; Chemical alteration; Radioactivity; archaeology; Holocene; luminescence dating; radiocarbon dating; stratigraphy; AustraliaRadiocarbon analysis of the early archaeological site of Nauwalabila I, Arnhemland, Australia: implications for sample suitability and stratigraphic integrity200210.1016/S0277-3791(01)00058-02015-12-10