Paleosols in the Teotihuacan valley, Mexico: Evidence for paleoenvironment and human impact

Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geologicas

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 270-282

  De Tapia, Emily McClung ^a   Solleiro Rebolledo, Elizabeth ^a   Gama Castro, Jorge ^a   Villalpando, José Luis ^a   Sedov, Sergey ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Human impact; Paleosols; Phytoliths; Pollen; Radiocarbon dating; Teotihuacan

Indexed keywords

EID: 17144417827     PISSN: 10268774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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