The Laacher See-eruption (12,920 BP) and material culture change at the end of the Allerød in Northern Europe

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 591-599

  Riede, Felix ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bromme culture; Laacher See eruption; Late Glacial; Population history; Radiocarbon dates

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL CHANGE; CULTURAL HISTORY; LAACHER SEE TEPHRA; LATE GLACIAL; MATERIAL CULTURE; RADIOCARBON DATING; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 38349122137     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2007.05.007     Document Type: Article

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