The influence of paleofloods on archaeological settlement patterns during A.D. 1050-1170 along the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Catena

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 168-186

  Anderson, Kirk C ^a   Neff, Ted ^b  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Museum of Northern Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorado River; Geoarchaeology; Geomorphology; Grand Canyon; Paleoflood; Pueblo II

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; DATA ACQUISITION; DEBRIS FLOW; DECISION MAKING; EXCAVATION; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; PALEOFLOOD; RECURRENCE INTERVAL; SETTLEMENT PATTERN; SITE SELECTION;

ARIZONA; COLORADO RIVER [NORTH AMERICA]; GRAND CANYON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951948984     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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