Floodplain degradation and settlement history in Wadi al-Wala and Wadi ash-Shallalah, Jordan

Geomorphology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 443-457

  Cordova, Carlos E ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alluvial fills; Geoarchaeology; Jordan; Levant; Pollen; Stream incision; Wadis

Indexed keywords

AGGRADATION; ALLUVIAL FAN; ARCHAEOLOGY; COLLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FLOODPLAIN; HOLOCENE; SETTLEMENT HISTORY;

AMMAN; ASIA; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST; WADI AL WALA; WADI ASH SHALLALAH;

EID: 52749087572     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.04.026     Document Type: Article

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