Assessing post-depositional processes in archaeological cave fires through the analysis of archaeomagnetic vectors

Quaternary International

Volumn 275, Issue , 2012, Pages 14-22

  Carrancho, A ^a,b   Villalain J J ^a   Verges J M ^c   Vallverdu J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

^b CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN SOBRE LA EVOLUCIÓN HUMANA CENIEH   (Spain)

^c INSTITUT CATALÀ DE PALEOECOLOGIA HUMANA I EVOLUCIÓ SOCIAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CAVE; DIAGENESIS; HOLOCENE; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; METHODOLOGY; PALEOMAGNETISM; TAPHONOMY;

EID: 84865972392     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2012.01.010     Document Type: Article

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