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THERMOLUMINESCENT DATING OF FIRED ROCK‐CRYSTAL FROM BELLAN BANDI PALASSA, CEYLON
Author(s) -
WINTLE A. G.,
OAKLEY K. P.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
archaeometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1475-4754
pISSN - 0003-813X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-4754.1972.tb00070.x
Subject(s) - ceylon , midden , mesolithic , archaeology , geology , thermoluminescence , geography , ancient history , materials science , history , optoelectronics , luminescence
Fired rock‐crystal was found within the matrix of a Balangodese (pre‐Vedda) burial in a Mesolithic midden in Ceylon; thermoluminescent measurements indicated a date of about 7000 years before present.