Climate changes and human settlements since the Bronze age period In central Italy

Rendiconti Online Societa Geologica Italiana

Volumn 18, Issue , 2012, Pages 32-34

  Mercuri, Anna Maria ^a   Sadori, Laura ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bronze age; Climate change; Human settlements; Italy; Plant landscape; Pollen; Roman period

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863489741     PISSN: 20358008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3301/ROL.2011.63     Document Type: Conference Paper

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