Geoarchaeology of Sidon's ancient harbours, Phoenicia

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1514-1535

  Marriner, Nick ^a   Morhange, Christophe ^a   Doumet Serhal, Claude ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b BRITISH MUSEUM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ancient harbour; Coastal geomorphology; Geoarchaeology; Lebanon; Phoenicia; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BRONZE AGE; COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; GEOLOGY; HARBOR; IRON AGE; LANDSCAPE HISTORY; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY;

ASIA; EURASIA; LEBANON; MIDDLE EAST; PHOENICIA;

EID: 33746611668     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2006.02.004     Document Type: Article

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