Prehistoric fires in the highlands of the Dominican Republic: Evidence from charcoal in soils and sediments

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 10-18

  Horn, Sally P ^a   Orvis, Kenneth H ^a   Kennedy, Lisa M ^a   Clark, G Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; FIRE HISTORY; PREHISTORIC; RADIOCARBON DATING;

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC;

EID: 0034190498     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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