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Radiocarbon calibration and Late Glacial occupation in northwest Europe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

S. P. E. Blockley ,
R. E. Donahue  and
A. M. Pollard
S. P. E. Blockley
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford BD7 1DP, England
R. E. Donahue
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford BD7 1DP, England
A. M. Pollard
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford BD7 1DP, England
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Abstract

Various methods of analysing the dating of the late Glacial suggest various interpretations. Here, in answer to a paper from 1997, radiocarbon dates are calibrated and used to reconsider the dating of this contentious period.

Keywords

northwest EuropeLate Glacialradiocarbon calibrationpopulation movementclimatic fluctuation

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Antiquity , Volume 74 , Issue 283 , March 2000 , pp. 112 - 119
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 2000

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