Rocks, views, soils and plants at the temples of ancient Greece

Antiquity

Volumn 82, Issue 317, 2008, Pages 640-657

  Retallack, Gregory J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaeological geology; Geobotany; Greece; Land use; Soil; Temples

Indexed keywords

EID: 53449092984     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: 0003598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00097283     Document Type: Article

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