The cart ruts of Malta: An applied geomorphology approach

Antiquity

Volumn 82, Issue 318, 2008, Pages 1065-1079

  Mottershead, Derek ^a   Pearson, Alastair ^a   Schaefer, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cart ruts; Malta; Transport; Uncertain age; Wheeled vehicles

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149296114     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: 0003598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00097787     Document Type: Article

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