Coastal Dynamics and Pre-Columbian Human Occupation in Horseshoe Cove on the Northern Gulf Coast of Florida, USA

Geoarchaeology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 355-375

  McFadden, Paulette S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CAVE; COASTAL ZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EXCAVATION; OCCUPATION; PALEOENVIRONMENT; RECONSTRUCTION; SEDIMENT CORE;

CALIFORNIA; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; HORSESHOE COVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84961285360     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: 15206548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.21549     Document Type: Article

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