The emergence of muge mesolithic shell middens in central Portugal and the 8200 cal yr bp cold event

Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 86-104

  Bicho, Nuno ^a,c   Umbelino, Cláudia ^b   Detry, Cleia ^c   Pereira, Telmo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Coastal settlement; Early Holocene; Iberia; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; COASTAL ZONE; ECOTONE; EMERGENCE; ESTUARY; HOLOCENE; MARINE RESOURCE; MESOLITHIC; MIDDEN; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOCLIMATE; RADIOCARBON DATING; SETTLEMENT HISTORY; SHELL; TRANSGRESSION; UPWELLING;

IBERIAN PENINSULA; PORTUGAL; TAGUS VALLEY;

EID: 77951585138     PISSN: 15564894     EISSN: 15561828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15564891003638184     Document Type: Article

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