Holocene climatic change and past Irish societal response

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 34-38

  Turney, Chris S M ^a   Baillie, Mike ^b   Palmer, Jonathan ^b   Brown, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeological visibility; Bog oaks and pines; Dendrochronology; Human response; Millennial climatic and environmental change; North Atlantic; Tree populations

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; HOLOCENE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

QUERCUS;

EID: 31144457141     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.05.014     Document Type: Article

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