Palaeoeskimo site burial by solifluction: Periglacial geoarchaeology of the Tayara Site (KbFk-7), Qikirtaq Island, Nunavik (Canada)

Geoarchaeology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 177-211

  Todisco, Dominique ^a   Bhiry, Najat ^a  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; ARCHAEOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIOMARINE DEPOSIT; HOLOCENE; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; POSTGLACIAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATERLOGGING;

CANADA; NUNAVUT; QIKIRTAQ ISLAND; TAYARA;

EID: 52649122640     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: 15206548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.20217     Document Type: Article

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