GIS models of past vegetation: An example from northern England, 10,000-5000 BP

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 219-234

  Spikins, Penny ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geographical information systems (GIS); Past hunter gatherers; Past vegetation; Predictive model

Indexed keywords

GIS; HOLOCENE; HUNTER-GATHERER; PALEOECOLOGY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034050194     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1999.0449     Document Type: Article

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