Geoarchaeology in Australia: Understanding human-environment interactions

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 346, Issue , 2010, Pages 71-85

  Holdaway, Simon J ^a   Fanning, Patricia C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; DATA SET; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PALEOENVIRONMENT;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 80053381051     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP346.6     Document Type: Article

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