The effects of burrowing activity on archaeological sites: Ndondondwane, South Africa

Geoarchaeology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 441-470

  Fowler, Kent D ^a   Greenfield, Haskel J ^b   van Schalkwyk, Leonard O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c Thembeni Cultural Heritage   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BURROWING; EARTHWORM; PEDOGENESIS; RODENT; TAPHONOMY; TERMITE;

KWAZULU-NATAL; NDONDONDWANE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 2442429412     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.20005     Document Type: Article

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