Late Glacial and Holocene palaeoclimatology of the Drakensberg of the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Quaternary International

Volumn 129, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 33-48

  Lewis, Colin A ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOODPLAIN; HOLOCENE; LATE GLACIAL; PALEOCLIMATE; SEDIMENTATION; SEMIARID REGION;

AFRICA; DRAKENSBERG; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 11044227799     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2004.04.005     Document Type: Article

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