Site preservation along an active meandering and avulsing river: The Red River, Arkansas

Geoarchaeology - An International Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 475-500

  Guccione, M J ^a   Sierzchula, Michael C ^b   Lafferty III, Robert H ^b   Kelley, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b Mid Contl Res Associates RR 2   (United States)

^c Coastal Environments Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; FLOODPLAIN; LANDFORM; MEANDER; OVERBANK SEDIMENT; PREHISTORIC; RIVER BASIN; SEDIMENTATION;

ARKANSAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0346630428     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6548(199806)13:5<475::AID-GEA2>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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