Ancient urban morphology in the Virú Valley, Peru: Remote sensing work at the Gallinazo Group (100 B.C.-A.D. 700)

Journal of Field Archaeology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 289-297

  Millaire, Jean François ^a   Eastaugh, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Andes; Early Intermediate period; Gallinazo Group; Geophysics; Remote sensing; Urbanism; Vir Valley

Indexed keywords

EID: 82055207022     PISSN: 00934690     EISSN: 20424582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/009346911X13200731373908     Document Type: Review

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