Geophysical exploration of Guajará, a prehistoric earth mound in Brazil

Geoarchaeology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 287-331

  Bevan, Bruce W ^a   Roosevelt, Anna C ^b  

^a Geosight   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXCAVATION; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; GEOPHYSICS; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; MAGNETIC SURVEY; PREHISTORIC;

AMAZONIA; BRAZIL;

EID: 2442546519     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.10064     Document Type: Article

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