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AMS Radiocarbon Dating of Preclassic Maya Burials at Cuello, Belize

Rupert A. Housley, Norman Hammond, Ian A. Law

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The use of accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) on human bone from early Maya burials at Cuello, Belize provides direct dating of the Preclassic population, and assists resolution of the chronological problems discussed by Andrews and Hammond (1990).

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The use of accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) on human bone from early Maya burials at Cuello, Belize provides direct dating of the Preclassic population, and assists resolution of the chronological problems discussed by Andrews and Hammond (1990).

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The use of accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) on human bone from early Maya burials at Cuello, Belize provides direct dating of the Preclassic population, and assists resolution of the chronological problems discussed by Andrews and Hammond (1990).

Key concepts: Radiocarbon dating, Maya, Archaeology, Accelerator mass spectrometry, Geography, Population, Demography, Sociology

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