The stream reach concept and the macro-scale study of riverine agriculture in arid and semiarid environments

Geoarchaeology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 724-761

  Nials, Fred L ^a   Gregory, David A ^a   Hill, J Brett ^a  

^a Center for Desert Archaeology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; FLOODPLAIN; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MAIZE; PREHISTORIC; SEMIARID REGION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STREAM; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TECHNOLOGY; WATERSHED;

ARIZONA; GILA RIVER; NEW MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79961096598     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: 15206548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.20371     Document Type: Article

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