Human Adaptive responses to catastrophic landscape Disruptions during the Holocene at Numundo, PNG

Geographical Research

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-174

  Parr, J F ^a   Boyd, W E ^a   Harriott, V ^a   Torrence, R ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fossil phytoliths; Holocene; Human landscape processes; Palaeolandscapes; Papua New Guinea; Prehistoric settlement; Volcanic eruption; West New Britain

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CATASTROPHIC EVENT; CORAL RECORD; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOSSIL; HOLOCENE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE HISTORY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PHYTOLITH; PREHISTORIC; SOCIAL HISTORY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANISM;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA; WEST NEW BRITAIN;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 73649098324     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2008.00553.x     Document Type: Article

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