The Good Earthworm: How Natural Processes Preserve Upland Archaic Archaeological Sites of Western Illinois, U.S.A.

Geoarchaeology - An International Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 53-90

  Van Nest, Julieann ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; EARTHWORM; GRASSLAND SOIL; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL PROFILE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WOODLAND;

ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0043017756     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.10003     Document Type: Article

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