Landscape evolution and human agency: Archaeological case studies from drylands in western south america and australia

Chungara

Volumn 40, Issue ESPECIAL, 2008, Pages 261-271

  Zaro, Gregory ^a   Builth, Heather ^b   Rivera, Claudia ^c   Roldán, Jimena ^d   Suvires, Graciela ^e  

^a University of Maine ^*  (United States)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRÉS   (Bolivia)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN JUAN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Australia; Dryland environments; South america; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053642974     PISSN: 07161182     EISSN: 07177356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0717-73562008000300004     Document Type: Article

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