Stratigraphy and geochronology of La Playa archaeological site, Sonora, Mexico

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2934-2944

  Copeland, Audrey ^a   Quade, Jay ^b   Watson, James T ^a   McLaurin, Brett T ^c   Villalpando, Elisa ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGÍA E HISTORIA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Early Agricultural period; Northern Mexico; Quaternary stratigraphy and geochronology; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; OCCUPATION; PLEISTOCENE-HOLOCENE BOUNDARY; QUATERNARY; RADIOMETRIC SURVEY; STABLE ISOTOPE; STRATIGRAPHY; VILLAGE;

ARIZONA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; SONORA; UNITED STATES;

GASTROPODA;

EID: 84862127492     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2012.04.034     Document Type: Article

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