The surface archaeological record in arid Australia: Geomorphic controls on preservation, exposure, and visibility

Geoarchaeology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-146

  Fanning, Patricia C ^a   Holdaway, Simon J ^b   Rhodes, Ed J ^c   Bryant, Tessa G ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ARID ENVIRONMENT; ARTIFACT; EXCAVATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HUMAN BEHAVIOR;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 64249105661     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: 15206548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.20259     Document Type: Article

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