Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures and tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Climate changes in the Levant during the Late Quaternary Period
- 2 Climate changes during the Holocene Epoch in Europe
- 3 Climate changes during the Holocene in east Asia (China, Korea and Japan)
- 4 Climate changes during the Holocene in Africa
- 5 Climate changes over western USA and Mexico during the Holocene
- 6 General conclusions
- References
- Index
- References
References
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 July 2009
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures and tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Climate changes in the Levant during the Late Quaternary Period
- 2 Climate changes during the Holocene Epoch in Europe
- 3 Climate changes during the Holocene in east Asia (China, Korea and Japan)
- 4 Climate changes during the Holocene in Africa
- 5 Climate changes over western USA and Mexico during the Holocene
- 6 General conclusions
- References
- Index
- References
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