Perspectives on the geoarchaeology of the Lower Mississippi Valley

Engineering Geology

Volumn 45, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 305-323

  Kidder, Tristram R ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORMS; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

ALLUVIAL VALLEYS; GEOARCHAEOLOGY;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

ALLUVIAL VALLEY; ARCHAEOLOGY; DATING; GEOARCHAEOLOGY; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION;

USA, MISSISSIPPI VALLEY (LOWER);

EID: 0030404558     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0013-7952(96)00019-1     Document Type: Article

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