Distinguishing burnt from partly bleached unburnt quartz pebbles of Pedra Furada, Brazil

Authors

  • M. Michab Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, Unité mixte CNRS-CEA, Gif sur Yvette
  • H. Valladas Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, Unité mixte CNRS-CEA, Gif sur Yvette
  • L. Forget Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, Unité mixte CNRS-CEA, Gif sur Yvette
  • N. Mercier Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, Unité mixte CNRS-CEA, Gif sur Yvette

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26034/la.atl.1998.285

Abstract

Discussed in this article are the effects of light and heat on the TL emissions of quartz pebbles from Brazilian paleoindian site of Pedra Furada. The means used to distinguish specimens heated in prehistoric hearths and datable by TL from unheated and partly sunbleached will be discussed.

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1998-05-15

How to Cite

Michab, M., Valladas, H., Forget, L., & Mercier, N. (1998). Distinguishing burnt from partly bleached unburnt quartz pebbles of Pedra Furada, Brazil. Ancient TL, 16(1), 5–9. https://doi.org/10.26034/la.atl.1998.285

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Vol. 16 No. 1 (1998)

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Copyright (c) 1998 M. Michab, H. Valladas, L. Forget, N. Mercier

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