Landscapes, soils, and mound histories of the Upper Indus Valley, Pakistan: New insights on the Holocene environments near ancient Harappa

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 777-797

  Schuldenrein, Joseph ^a   Wright, Rita P ^b   Mughal, M Rafique ^c   Khan, M Afzal ^d  

^a Geoarcheology Research Associates   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Boston University   (United States)

^d Government of Pakistan   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Geoarcheology; Holocene; Indus civilization; Pedo stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; HOLOCENE; PEDOGENESIS; STRATIGRAPHY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDUS BASIN; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 1942520418     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2003.10.015     Document Type: Article

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