Palaeoecological evidence associated with earth mounds of the Murray Riverine Plain, south-eastern Australia

Environmental Archaeology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 162-172

  Martin, Sarah ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Earth mounds; Palaeoecological evidence; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

EID: 80655128227     PISSN: 14614103     EISSN: 17496314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174963111X13110803261056     Document Type: Review

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