Sea-level change and the archaeology of early Venice

Antiquity

Volumn 73, Issue 280, 1999, Pages 303-312

  Ammerman, A J ^a   McClennen, C E ^a   De Min, M ^b   Housley, R ^c  

^a Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

^b Soprintendenza Beni Ambientali Ed A   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Radiocarbon dating; Sea level; Venice

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; MAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SETTLEMENT HISTORY;

ITALY; VENETO; VENICE;

EID: 0032766837     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00088268     Document Type: Article

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