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Mediterranean Alluviation: New Evidence from Archaeology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 May 2014

J. L. Bintliff
J. L. Bintliff
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge
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Summary

Detailed regional studies of dated alluvial formations in Greece confirm the Vita-Finzi alluviation cycle and favour climatic causation. A review of recent work in this field reveals substantial, if unexpected, support for the cycle, and archaeologists and geographers are urged to recognise its validity and concentrate on its very significant effects.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society , Volume 41 , December 1975 , pp. 78 - 84
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Copyright © The Prehistoric Society 1975

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