Formation processes at the Ohalo II submerged prehistoric campsite, Israel, inferred from soil micromorphology and magnetic susceptibility studies

Geoarchaeology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 409-432

  Tsatskin, Alexander ^a   Nadel, Dani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CHARCOAL; DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MICROMORPHOLOGY; OXIDATION; PLEISTOCENE; PYRITE; SODIUM; WATER SUPPLY; WOOD;

ISRAEL; NORTHERN DISTRICT; SEA OF GALILEE;

EID: 2342607398     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.10069     Document Type: Article

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