Climate change and the conservation of archaeological sites: A review of impacts theory

Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 293-310

  Daly, Cathy ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Climate change; Conservation; Heritage; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861311947     PISSN: 13505033     EISSN: 17535522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/175355212X13315728646058     Document Type: Review

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