The Kaharoa tephra as a critical datum for earliest human impact in northern New Zealand

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 533-544

  Newnham, R M ^a   Lowe, D J ^b   McGlone, M S ^c   Wilmshurst, J M ^c   Higham, T F G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; COLONISATION; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HOLOCENE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; PALYNOLOGY; PREHISTORY; TEPHRA;

KAHAROA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

EID: 0031685564     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1997.0217     Document Type: Article

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