Evidence for an extreme climatic event on Achill Island, Co. Mayo, Ireland around 5200-5100 cal. yr BP

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 169-178

  Caseldine, C ^a   Thompson, G ^a   Langdon, C ^a   Hendon, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extreme event; Ireland; Neolithic; Palaeoclimate; Peat humification

Indexed keywords

EXTREME EVENT; HOLOCENE; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; NEOLITHIC; PALEOCLIMATE; PEAT; SETTLEMENT HISTORY;

CONNACHT; COUNTY MAYO; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

BIKINIA LE-TESTUI;

EID: 14944387015     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.901     Document Type: Article

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