Sediment consolidation and archaeological site formation

Geoarchaeology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 461-478

  Andrews, Brian N ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; CONSOLIDATION; DISPLACEMENT; LOADING; OVERBURDEN; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; VOID;

EID: 33646245436     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: 15206548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.20114     Document Type: Article

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