Plant remains and AMS: Dating climate change in the Aeolian islands (Northeastern Sicily) during the 2nd millennium BC

Radiocarbon

Volumn 54, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 689-700

  Caracuta, V ^a   Fiorentino, G ^a,b   Martinelli, M C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b Regional Board of the Archaeological Park of Aeolian Islands   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CHRONOLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RADIOCARBON DATING; RAINFALL; SETTLEMENT HISTORY;

ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 84873812049     PISSN: 00338222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033822200047354     Document Type: Article

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