Late Wisconsinan Port Eliza Cave deposits and their implications for human coastal migration, Vancouver Island, Canada

Geoarchaeology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 307-332

  Al Suwaidi, M ^a   Ward, B C ^b   Wilson, M C ^c   Hebda, R J ^d   Nagorsen, D W ^e   Marshall, D ^b   Ghaleb, B ^f   Wigen, R J ^g   Enkin, R J ^h  

^a Zakum Development Company   (United Arab Emirates)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c DOUGLAS COLLEGE   (Canada)

^d ROYAL BRITISH COLUMBIA MUSEUM   (Canada)

^e Mammalia Biological Consulting   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^h Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVE DEPOSIT; CLAY MINERAL; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; LITHOFACIES; MIGRATION ROUTE; URANIUM SERIES DATING; WISCONSINAN;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; VANCOUVER ISLAND;

EID: 33645810822     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: 15206548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.20106     Document Type: Article

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