Assessing lithologic discontinuities and parent material uniformity within the Texas sandy mantle and implications for archaeological burial and preservation potential in upland settings

Quaternary Research (United States)

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 60-71

  Ahr, Steven W ^a   Nordt, Lee C ^a   Driese, Steven G ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfisols; Gulf Coastal Plain; Lithologic discontinuities; Parent material uniformity; Sandy mantle

Indexed keywords

ALFISOLS; COASTAL PLAIN; LITHOLOGIC DISCONTINUITIES; PARENT MATERIALS; SANDY MANTLE;

CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); SOILS; ZIRCONIUM;

LANDFORMS;

ALFISOL; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BEDROCK; BURIAL (GEOLOGY); CREEP; DISCONTINUITY; LITHOLOGY; PARENT MATERIAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PEDOGENESIS; SOIL PROFILE; UPLAND REGION;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862615456     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: 10960287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yqres.2012.03.013     Document Type: Article

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