An investigation of climatic change in the holocene epoch using archaeological charcoal from Swaziland, Southern Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9370919 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Juliet Prior (Imperial College London, corresponding author), David Price Williams (Swaziland National Trust Commission) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 457-475 |
| Publication date | 1985-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Archaeological Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-4403 • E-ISSN: 1095-9238 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/0305-4403(85)90005-6 |
| OpenAlex | W2067352981 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 31 |
| References cited | 30 |
Archaeology · Charcoal · Climate change · Flora (microbiology · Geography · Holocene · Physical geography · Subtropics · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Ecology · Geology · Oceanography · Paleontology
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| Unique citing works | 31 |
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| Citations per year | 0.84 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2025 (37) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 31 |