Earth Systems, Human Agency, and the Anthropocene: Planet Earth in the Human Age

Journal of Archaeological Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 369-396

  Braje, Todd J ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Global change; Human environmental impacts; Planetary boundaries

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOCENE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARCHAEOLOGY; EARTH SCIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL CHANGE; HOLOCENE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; RESEARCH WORK; STRATIGRAPHIC BOUNDARY;

EID: 84942829284     PISSN: 10590161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10814-015-9087-y     Document Type: Article

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