Prehistoric Occupation of Late Quaternary Landscapes near Kharga Oasis, Western Desert of Egypt

Geoarchaeology - An International Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 95-117

  Mandel, Rolfe D ^a   Simmons, Alan H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; FLOOR; HOLOCENE; NEOLITHIC; OCCUPATION; PALEOLITHIC; POND; PREHISTORIC;

EGYPT; KHARGA OASIS; NEW VALLEY; WESTERN DESERT;

EID: 0346511794     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1520-6548(200101)16:1<95::AID-GEA7>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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