Intersection of exogenous, endogenous and anthropogenic factors in the Holocene landscape: A study of the Naples coastline during the last 6000 years

Quaternary International

Volumn 303, Issue , 2013, Pages 107-119

  Romano, P ^a   Di Vito, M A ^b   Giampaola, D ^c   Cinque, A ^a   Bartoli, C ^c   Boenzi, G ^c   Detta, F ^a   Di Marco, M ^c   Giglio, M ^c   Iodice, S ^c   Liuzza, V ^a   Ruello, M R ^a   Schiano di Cola, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b OSSERVATORIO VESUVIANO   (Italy)

^c Soprintendenza Speciale ai Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; COASTAL ZONE; FACIES ANALYSIS; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; HOLOCENE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; NEOLITHIC; PALEOENVIRONMENT; RECONSTRUCTION; ROMAN ERA; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SETTLEMENT HISTORY;

CAMPANIA [ITALY]; ITALY; NAPLES; NAPOLI [CAMPANIA];

EID: 84879795977     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2013.03.031     Document Type: Article

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