Luminescence dating of late holocene dunes showing remnants of early settlement in Cuddalore and evidence of monsoon activity in south east India

Quaternary International

Volumn 222, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 194-208

  Kunz, Alexander ^a,b   Frechen, Manfred ^b   Ramesh, Ramachandran ^c   Urban, Brigitte ^a  

^a LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED GEOPHYSICS   (Germany)

^c ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUNE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EROSION; HOLOCENE; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; LAND SURFACE; LUMINESCENCE DATING; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SETTLEMENT PATTERN; UNCONFORMITY;

BENIN [WEST AFRICA]; CUDDALORE; INDIA; OUEME; PONDICHERRY; PORTO NOVO; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 77955036118     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2009.10.042     Document Type: Article

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