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Holocene Supra-Regional Environmental Changes as Trigger for Major Socio-Cultural Processes in Northeastern Africa and the Sahara

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ID11447997
AuthorsMaria Carmela Gatto (0000-0002-8068-5390, University of Leicester, corresponding author), Andrea Zerboni (0000-0002-6844-8528, University of Milan)
Year2015
Volume32
Issue2
Pages301-333
Publication date2015-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAfrican Archaeological Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0263-0338 • E-ISSN: 1572-9842
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s10437-015-9191-x
OpenAlexW575413537
LanguageEN
Citations received27
References cited139

Archaeology · Arid · Climate change · Climatic variability · Climatology · Environmental change · Geography · Holocene · Monsoon · Physical geography · Proxy (statistics · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology · Oceanography · Paleontology

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Unique citing works27
Citations per year2,45
Citation span2015 - 2026 (12)
Citation velocitycurrent
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