Geoarchaeology of the ancient and medieval Danube Delta: Modeling environmental and historical changes. A review

Quaternary International

Volumn 293, Issue , 2013, Pages 231-244

  Romanescu, Gheorghe ^a  

^a ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; COASTAL ZONE; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; LAGOON; MEDIEVAL; MORPHOGENESIS; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SHORELINE CHANGE;

BLACK SEA; DANUBE DELTA;

MILETUS;

EID: 84875610144     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2012.07.008     Document Type: Article

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