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LeQuesne, Villagran, Villa
Here we present fossil pollen and charcoal concentrations results from two stratigraphic columns from Isla Mocha (38°19'-38°25'S; 73°57'-73°52'W), Laguna Hermosa (350 m.a.s.l.) and Laguna Huairavos ( 125 m.a.s.l.). These results suggest that the…
Type: Document
Year: 1999
Hornberg, Ostlund, Zackrisson, Bergman
1. In northern Fennoscandia a rare forest type, characterized by Cladina species and Picea abies, occurs on dry productive sites outside the range of permafrost but close to the Scandes mountains. 2. We determined the history of vegetation…
Type: Document
Year: 1999
Craddock
Although firesetting is well recognized as one of the most ancient mining techniques for breaking up rocks, surprising little is known about the way in which it was practised. This article reviews not only the archaeological and historical evidence…
Type: Document
Year: 1992
Denevan
The myth persists that in 1492 the Americas were a sparsely populated wilderness, 'a world of barely perceptible human disturbance.' There is substantial evidence, however, that the Native American landscape of the early sixteenth century was a…
Type: Document
Year: 1992