Prehistoric land degradation in Hungary: Who, how and why?

Antiquity

Volumn 72, Issue 275, 1998, Pages 101-113

  Willis, K J ^a   Sumegi P ^b   Braun, M ^b   Bennett, K D ^a   Toth A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY; LAND DEGRADATION; PREHISTORIC;

HUNGARY, KIS-MOHOS TO;

EID: 0031867152     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00086312     Document Type: Article

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