Evaluating the effects of climate change on environment, resource depletion, and culture in the Palau Islands between AD 1200 and 1600

Quaternary International

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 106-132

  Masse, W Bruce ^a   Liston, Jolie ^b   Carucci, James ^c   Athens, J Stephen ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b International Archaeological Research Institute Incorporated   (United States)

^c USAF   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CULTURAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; MEDIEVAL WARM PERIOD; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLEISTOCENE;

CAROLINE ISLANDS; MICRONESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PALAU;

MONOTAXIS GRANDOCULIS; PENTAPODIDAE; SCARUS; SPARISOMA CRETENSE; STROMBUS GIBBERULUS; SUS SCROFA; SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA;

EID: 33646875121     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2006.01.017     Document Type: Article

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