Testing the 'Laacher See hypothesis': a health hazard perspective

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 675-683

  Riede, Felix ^a   Bazely, Oliver ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grain size analysis; Laacher See eruption; Large tanged point cultures; Late Glacial; Volcanic health hazard

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CULTURAL HISTORY; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; HEALTH RISK; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; LASER METHOD; LATE GLACIAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TEPHRA; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; LAACHER SEE; RHINELAND-PALATINATE;

EID: 58149279287     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2008.10.013     Document Type: Article

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