The Mesolithic Maritime Landscape on the North Coast of Ireland

International Journal of Nautical Archaeology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 387-403

  Pollard, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flint; Ireland; Landscape change; Mesolithic; Relative sea level

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961035157     PISSN: 10572414     EISSN: 10959270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-9270.2010.00310.x     Document Type: Article

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