The timing of aeolian events near archaeological settlements around Heidebos (Moervaart area, N Belgium)

Geologie en Mijnbouw/Netherlands Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 89, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 173-186

  Derese, C ^a   Vandenberghe, D A G ^a   Zwertvaegher, A ^a   Court Picon, M ^a   Crombe P ^a   Verniers, J ^a   Van Den Haute, P ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Late glacial; Maldegem Stekene coversand ridge; Moervaart depression; Nw european coversand belt; Optically stimulated luminescence dating; Quartz

Indexed keywords

ALLEROD; DEFLATION; EOLIAN PROCESS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; LATE GLACIAL; LUMINESCENCE DATING; QUARTZ; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SEDIMENTATION RATE;

BELGIUM; FLANDERS;

EID: 79960235773     PISSN: 00167746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0016774600000688     Document Type: Article

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