Geomorphic setting and stratigraphy of Cotiga Mound, Mingo County, West Virginia

Geoarchaeology - An International Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 459-477

  Cremeens, D L ^a   Landers, D B ^a   Frankenberg, S R ^b  

^a GAI Consultants Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHWORKS; HOLOCENE; LANDSCAPE; SANDSTONE; SILTY SOIL; SOIL HORIZON; STRATIGRAPHY;

MINGO COUNTY; OREGON; SANDY RIVER; UNITED STATES; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 3042978609     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6548(199708)12:5<459::AID-GEA2>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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