Magnetic mapping and dating of prehistoric and medieval iron-working sites in northwest Wales

Archaeological Prospection

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 163-182

  Crew, Peter ^a  

^a Snowdonia National Park Study Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dating; Dipolar signals; Mapping; Modelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745095883     PISSN: 10752196     EISSN: 10990763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arp.191     Document Type: Article

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