Palaeoclimatic and archaeological implications of organic- rich sediments at tifftidell ski resort, near rhodes, eastern cape province, south africa

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 311-321

  Rosen, Deborah Z ^a   Lewis, Colin A ^b   Illgner, Peter M ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Holocene; Lesotho; Palaeoclimate; Peat; Pollen Analysis; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008788192     PISSN: 0035919X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00359199909520630     Document Type: Article

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