Aridity, activity, and volcanic ash agriculture: A study of short‐term prehistoric cultural‐ecological dynamics

World Archaeology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 271-287

  Sullivan, Alan P ^a   Downum, Christian E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE; ARID AREA; CULTURAL-ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS; LAND-USE SURVEY; PREHISTORIC FARMERS; VOLCANIC ASH;

ARIZONA; USA;

EID: 0025944749     PISSN: 00438243     EISSN: 14701375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00438243.1991.9980146     Document Type: Article

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