A multi-proxy study of anthropogenic sedimentation and human occupation of Gledswood Shelter 1: exploring an interior sandstone rockshelter in Northern Australia

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 279-304

  Lowe, Kelsey M ^a   Mentzer, Susan M ^b,c   Wallis, Lynley A ^a,d,e,f   Shulmeister, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Wallis Heritage Consulting   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

Author keywords

Combustion features; FTIR; Last glacial maximum; Magnetic susceptibility; Micromorphology; Rockshelters; Site formation processes

Indexed keywords

EID: 85029491025     PISSN: 18669557     EISSN: 18669565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12520-016-0354-8     Document Type: Article

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