A geomorphic framework for understanding the surface archaeological record in arid environments

Geodinamica Acta

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 275-286

  Fanning, Patricia C ^a   Holdaway, Simon J ^b   Rhodes, Ed J ^c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arid Australia; Episodic nonequilibrium; Geoarchaeology; OSL; Radiocarbon dating

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ARID ENVIRONMENT; CATASTROPHIC EVENT; CHRONOLOGY; EPISODIC EVENT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LUMINESCENCE DATING; RADIOCARBON DATING; RAINFALL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 34548505038     PISSN: 09853111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3166/ga.20.275-286     Document Type: Article

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