Depositional history and evolution of the Paso del Indio Site, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico

Geoarchaeology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 625-648

  Clark, Jeffrey J ^a   Walker, Jeff ^b   Ramos, Reniel Rodríguez ^c  

^a LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Caribbean National Forest   (Puerto Rico)

^c Law Environmental Inc   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXCAVATION; FLOODPLAIN; KARST; MOTORWAY; SAND AND GRAVEL; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SOIL HORIZON; WALL;

ALICANTE [COMUNIDAD VALENCIA]; COMUNIDAD VALENCIA; PUERTO RICO; SPAIN; VEGA BAJA;

EID: 2442435887     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.10083     Document Type: Article

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