Micromorphology of periglacial sediments from the Tayara site, Qikirtaq Island, Nunavik (Canada)

Catena

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-21

  Todisco, Dominique ^a   Bhiry, Najat ^a  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nunavik; Palaeoeskimo; Periglacial sediments; Soil micromorphology; Tayara site

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; ISLAND; MICROMORPHOLOGY; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NUNAVIK; QIKIRTAQ ISLAND; QUEBEC [CANADA]; TAYARA;

EID: 56149117226     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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