Distinguishing natural and archaelogical deposits: Stratigraphy, taxonomy, and taphonomy of Holocene shell-rich accumulations from the Louisiana chenier plain

Palaios

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 192-205

  Henderson, Wayne G ^a   Anderson, Laurie C ^a   McGimsey, Charles R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CHENIER; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; HOLOCENE; SHELL; STRATIGRAPHY; TAPHONOMY; TAXONOMY;

UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; RANGIA CUNEATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036259018     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1669/0883-1351(2002)017<0192:DNAADS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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