Climate, vegetation, and archaeology 14,000-9000 cal yr B.P. in central Alaska

Arctic Anthropology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 171-195

  Bigelow, Nancy H ^a   Powers, W M Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

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ARCHAEOLOGY; HOLOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALYNOLOGY; RADIOCARBON DATING; VEGETATION HISTORY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035783035     PISSN: 00666939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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