Paleoindian open-air sites in tropical settings: A case study in formation processes, dating methods, and paleo-environmental models in Central Brazil

Geoarchaeology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 195-220

  Araujo, Astolfo G M ^a   Strauss, André M ^b   Feathers, James K ^c   Paisani, Julio César ^d   Schrage, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO OESTE DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; ARCHAEOLOGY; DATING METHOD; DETECTION METHOD; DISPLACEMENT; HOLOCENE; PLEISTOCENE; SEDIMENTATION; SHORELINE; TROPICAL REGION;

EID: 84876083034     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: 15206548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.21442     Document Type: Article

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