A Study of Natural Site Formation Processes in the Kortallayar Basin, Tamil Nadu, South India

Geoarchaeology - An International Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 127-150

  Pappu, Shanti ^a  

^a 112 3 Moti Mahal Building   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDSCAPE; PALEOLITHIC; QUATERNARY;

INDIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 0343582499     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6548(199902)14:2<127::AID-GEA2>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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