High-resolution paleoclimatic trends for the holocene identified using magnetic susceptibility data from archaeological excavations in Caves

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 569-573

  Ellwood, Brooks B ^a   Petrusot, Karl M ^a   Harrold, Francis B ^a   Schuldenrein, Joseph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b Geoarcheology Research Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Albania; Holocene; Magnetic susceptibility; Neo glacial; Paleoclimate; Pedogenesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000869610     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1996.0140     Document Type: Article

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