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Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) Dating in Archaeology

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    Renaud Joannes-Boyau

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Joannes-Boyau, R. (2014). Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) Dating in Archaeology. In: Smith, C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_2447

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