Assessing the impact of coastal erosion on archaeological sites: A case study from Northern Ireland

Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 185-211

  Westley, Kieran ^a   McNeary, Rory ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Marine Division   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerial photography; Climate change; Coastal erosion; GIS; Vulnerability assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954229104     PISSN: 13505033     EISSN: 17535522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1350503315Z.00000000082     Document Type: Article

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