Cultural soilscapes

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 266, Issue , 2006, Pages 125-132

  Wells, E C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ARCHAEOLOGY; RESEARCH; SOIL SCIENCE;

EID: 33847404336     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2006.266.01.10     Document Type: Review

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