A geoarchaeological approach to the evolution of the town and port of Dover: Prehistoric to Saxon periods

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 157-176

  Bates, Martin R ^a   Corke, Barry ^b   Parfitt, Keith ^b   Whittaker, John E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b CANTERBURY ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bronze Age Boat; Coastal erosion; Foraminifera; Geoarchaeology; Ostracods; Roman fort; Roman harbour

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BRONZE AGE; CHRONOLOGY; COASTAL EROSION; DUNE FORMATION; FORAMINIFERA; HARBOR; HOLOCENE; OSTRACOD; PREHISTORIC; RADIOCARBON DATING; SEDIMENTATION;

DOVER STRAIT; ENGLAND; ENGLISH CHANNEL; KENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

FORAMINIFERA; OSTRACODA;

EID: 78650774230     PISSN: 00167878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pgeola.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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