Geoarchaeology of the Milfield Basin, northern England; towards an integrated archaeological prospection, research and management framework

Archaeological Prospection

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 71-91

  Passmore, David G ^a   Waddington, Clive ^a   Houghton, Stephen J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geoarchaeology; Milfield Basin; Prospection; Resource management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846293723     PISSN: 10752196     EISSN: 10990763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arp.184     Document Type: Article

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