Palynology of hyrax middens: 2000 years of palaeoenvironmental history in Namibia

Quaternary International

Volumn 33, Issue , 1996, Pages 73-79

  Scott, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL POLLEN; HYDRAX; MIDDEN; PALAEOENVIRONMENT; POLLEN ANALYSIS; ROCK SHELTER; VEGETATION;

NAMIBIA, KUISEB RIVER BASIN;

EID: 0030430597     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1040-6182(95)00093-3     Document Type: Article

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