Trees, chemistry, and prehistory in the American Southwest

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 185-203

  Durand, Stephen R ^a   Shelley, Phillip H ^a   Antweiler, Ronald C ^b   Taylor, Howard E ^b  

^a EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaco canyon; Dendrochemistry; Elemental analysis; ICP AES; ICP MS; Southwest U.S.A.; Tree sourcing

Indexed keywords

FOREST RESOURCE; PREHISTORIC; TIMBER HARVESTING; TREE;

CHACO CANYON; NEW MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033081829     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1998.0315     Document Type: Article

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