Geoarchaeology of Upper Palaeolithic loess sites located within a transect through Moravian valleys, Czech Republic

Quaternary International

Volumn 351, Issue C, 2014, Pages 25-37

  Lisa L ^a   Hosek J ^b,c   Bajer, A ^d   Matys Grygar, T ^e   Vandenberghe, D ^f  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b CZECH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^e INSTITUTE OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

^f GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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EID: 84921287019     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2013.08.058     Document Type: Article

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