Taphonomy and site formation on California's Channel Islands

Geoarchaeology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 567-589

  Rick, Torben C ^a   Erlandson, Jon M ^b   Vellanoweth, René L ^c  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BURROWING ORGANISM; HISTORICAL RECORD; PRESERVATION; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SHELL; TAPHONOMY;

CALIFORNIA; CHANNEL ISLANDS [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746922369     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: 15206548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.20124     Document Type: Review

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