An enhanced record of MIS 9 environments, Geochronology and geoarchaeology: Data from construction of the High Speed 1 (London-Channel Tunnel) rail-link and other recent investigations at Purfleet, Essex, UK

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 417-476

  Bridgland, David R ^a   Harding, Phil ^b   Allen, Peter ^c   Candy, Ian ^c   Cherry, Catherine ^d   George, William ^l   Horne, David J ^d   Keen, David H ^e   Penkman, Kirsty E H ^f   Preece, Richard C ^g   Rhodes, Edward J ^h   Scaife, Rob ⁱ   Schreve, Danielle C ^c   Schwenninger, Jean Luc ^j   Slipper, Ian ^k   Ward, Graham R ^l   White, Mark J ^a   White, Tom S ^g   Whittaker, John E ^m  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b WESSEX ARCHAEOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ Dodpits Corner   (United Kingdom)

^j UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^l The Natural History Museum ^*  (United Kingdom)

^m DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Biostratigraphy; Geochronology; MIS 9 interglacial highstand; Palaeolithic; Thames terrace deposits

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ARCHAEOLOGY; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CORRELATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; INTERGLACIAL; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; OSTRACOD; PALEONTOLOGY; PALEOTEMPERATURE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; VERTEBRATE;

ENGLAND; ESSEX [ENGLAND]; PURFLEET; THURROCK; UNITED KINGDOM;

OSTRACODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84875228004     PISSN: 00167878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pgeola.2012.03.006     Document Type: Article

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