The age of the Kaali meteorite craters and the effect of the impact on the environment and man: Evidence from inside the Kaali craters, island of Saaremaa, Estonia

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 197-206

  Veski, Siim ^a   Heinsalu, Atko ^a   Lang, Valter ^b   Kestlane, Ülo ^a   Possnert, Göran ^c  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Lake sediment; Meteorite impact; Pollen; Radiocarbon dating

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 4544231217     PISSN: 09396314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00334-004-0043-x     Document Type: Article

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