Inverted Clast Stratigraphy in an Eolian Archaeological Environment

Geoarchaeology - An International Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 665-687

  Buck, Brenda J ^a   Kipp Jr , John ^b   Monger, H Curtis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b NewTec   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; LANDSCAPE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; QUATERNARY; SOIL PROFILE; STRATIGRAPHY;

JORNADA; NEW MEXICO; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0348002152     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.10037     Document Type: Article

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