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Max Engel Publikationen

46 Publikationen
Erscheinungsjahr

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2024

  • Engel, Max; Costa, Pedro M.; Dawson, Sue; Nahar, Rikza; Scheder, Juliane; Van Daele, Maarten; Heyvaert, Vanessa M. A.; De Batist, Marc: Jagd nach Tsunamis : unterwegs auf dem Forschungsschiff RV Belgica / Max Engel, Pedro M. Costa, Sue Dawson, Rikza Nahar, Juliane Scheder, Maarten van Daele, Vanessa M. H… , 2024. - 7 S. : Illustrationen, Karten
    In: HGG-Journal, ISSN 0931-0061. 37.2022/23(2024), Seite 11-17
  • Engel, Max; Zander, Anja; Kehl, Martin; Feulner, Gary R.; Douglas, Khaled A.; Ğawharī, Nāṣir Saʻīd ʻAlī al-; Al-Hinai, Nasser Hamad; Brückner, Helmut: From the Northern Hajar Foothills to the Batinah Coast : a geoarchaeological survey at Saham and Dahwa (Northern Oman) / Max Engel, Anja Zander, Martin Kehl, Gary R. Feulner, Khaled Douglas, Nasser Said Ali Al-Jahwari, Na… , 23 October 2024. - 20 S. : Illustrationen
    In: Open Quaternary, ISSN 2055-298X. 10(2024), 10, Seite 1-20
    Online-Ressource, DOI: 10.5334/oq.141
  • Heß, Katharina; Engel, Max; Patel, Tasnim; Vakhrameeva, Polina; Koutsodendris, Andreas; Klemt, Eckehard; Hansteen, Thor; Kempf, Philipp; Dawson, Sue; Schön, Isa; Heyvaert, Vanessa M. A.: A 1500-year record of North Atlantic storm flooding from lacustrine sediments, Shetland Islands (UK) / Katharina Hess, Max Engel, Tasnim Patel, Polina Vakhrameeva, Andreas Koutsodendris, Eckehard Klemt, … , 2024. - 17 S. : Illustrationen
    In: Journal of quaternary science, ISSN 1099-1417. 39(2024), 1, Seite 37-53
    Online-Ressource, DOI: 10.1002/jqs.3568
  • Swerida, Jennifer; Dollarhide, Eli N.; Fouache, Eric; Engel, Max; Beuzen-Waller, Tara; Prosperini, Aleksandre; Cosandey, Claude; Callonnec, Laurence Le; Desruelles, Stephane; Suryanarayan, Akshyeta; Buffington, Abigail; Bryant, Robert; Swerida, Rebecca; Nugent, Selin E.; Jensen, Reilly S.; Creamer, Petra M.; Casana, Jesse: Cultural and human ecological resilience at Early Bronze Age bat / Jennifer Swerida, Eli N. Dollarhide, Eric Fouache, Max Engel, Tara Beuzen-Waller, Aleksandre Prosper… , Oct 18, 2024. - 26 S.
    In: Open Quaternary, ISSN 2055-298X. 10(2024), 1, Seite 1-26
    Online-Ressource, DOI: 10.5334/oq.150
  • Tafelmaier, Yvonne; Bubenzer, Olaf; Beutelspacher, Thomas; Engel, Max; Hecht, Stefan; Toniato, Giulia: Vor verschlossener Tür : Eingang zu Drexlerhöhle und Drexlerloch entdeckt / Yvonne Tafelmaier, Olaf Bubenzer, Thomas Beutelspacher, Max Engel, Stefan Hecht, Giulia Toniato, 2024. - 6 S. : Illustrationen
    In: Archäologische Ausgrabungen in Baden-Württemberg ..., ISSN 0724-8954. 2023(2024), Seite 75-80
  • Engel, Max; Heß, Katharina; Dawson, Sue; Patel, Tasnim; Koutsodendris, Andreas; Vakhrameeva, Polina; Klemt, Eckehard; Kempf, Philipp; Schön, Isa; Heyvaert, Vanessa M. A.: Sedimentary evidence of the Late Holocene tsunami in the Shetland Islands (UK) at Loch Flugarth, northern Mainland / Max Engel, Katharina Hess, Sue Dawson, Tasnim Patel, Andreas Koutsodendris, Polina Vakhrameeva, Ecke… , January 2024. - 15 S. : Illustrationen
    In: Boreas, ISSN 1502-3885. 53(2023), 1, Seite 27-41
    Online-Ressource, DOI: 10.1111/bor.12635

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Scheder, J., Pint, A., Engel, M., Bungenstock, F., Frenzel, P., Brückner, H., 2019. Foraminiferen und Ostrakoden im Ostfriesischen Wattenmeer – Ein Beitrag zur Meeresspiegelrekonstruktion. Nachrichten des Marschenrats zur Förderung der Forschung im Küstengebiet der Nordsee 56, 39–44.
Scheder, J., Frenzel, P., Bungenstock, F., Engel, M., Brückner, H., Pint, A., 2019. Vertical and lateral distribution of Foraminifera and Ostracoda in the East Frisian Wadden Sea – developing a transfer function for relative sea-level change. Geologica Belgica 22, 99–110.
Weiberg, E., Bevan, A., Kouli, K., Katsianis, M., Woodbridge, J., Bonnier, A., Engel, M., Finné, M., Fyfe, R., Maniatis, Y., Palmisano, A., Panajiotidis, S., Roberts, N., Shennan, S., 2019. Long-term trends of land use and demography in Greece: a comparative study. The Holocene 29, 742–760.
Brill, D., Reimann, T., Wallinga, J., May, S.M., Engel, M., Riedesel, S., Brückner, H., 2018. Are feldspar single-grains suitable for luminescence dating of late Holocene cyclone and tsunami deposits? Quaternary Geochronology 48, 91–103.
Engel, M., Boesl, F., Brückner, H., 2018. Migration of barchan dunes in Qatar – controls of the Shamal, teleconnections, sea-level changes and human impact. Geosciences 8, 240.
Engel, M., 2018. Paleoclimate relevance to global warming. In: Elias, S.A. (eds.), Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences. Elsevier. [update of Schneider, S.H., Mastrandrea, M.D., 2013. Paleoclimate relevance to global warming. In: Elias, S.A., Mock, C.J. (eds.), Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science, 2nd Edition. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 244–252]
Engel, M., Klasen, N., Ginau, A., Patzke, M., Pint, A., Frenzel, P., Brückner, H., 2018. Palaeoenvironmental change at Tayma as inferred from sabkha infill. In: Hausleiter, A., Eichmann, R., al-Najem, M. (eds.), Taymāʾ I: Archaeological Exploration, Palaeoenvironment, Cultural Contacts. Archaeopress, Oxford, pp. 61–84.
Klasen, N., Engel, M., Brückner, H., 2018. Geoarchaeological research: Luminescence dating at the city wall. In: Eichmann, R., Hausleiter, A., al-Najem, M.H., al-Said, S.F. (eds.), Tayma 2009 – 6th Report on the Joint Saudi Arabian – German archaeological project. ATLAL – Journal of Saudi Arabian Archaeology 25, 47–50.
May, S.M., Gelhausen, H., Brill, D., Callow, N., Engel, M., Opitz, S., Scheffers, A., Joannes-Boyau, R., Leopold, M., Brückner, H., 2018. Chenier-type ridges in Giralia Bay (Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia) – Processes, chronostratigraphy, and significance for recording past tropical cyclones. Marine Geology 396, 186–204.
Paris, R., Ramalho, R.S., Madeira, J., Ávila, S., May, S.M., Rixhon, G., Engel, M., Brückner, H., Herzog, M., Schukraft, G., Pérez-Torrado, F.J., Rodríguez-Gonzáles, A., Carracedo, J.C., Giachetti, T., 2018. Mega-tsunami conglomerates and flank collapses of ocean island volcanoes. Marine Geology 395, 168–187. DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2017.10.004
Parker, A.G., Armitage, S.J., Engel, M., Morley, M.W., Parton, A., Preston, G.W., Russ, H., 2018. Geomorphology, Geoarchaeology and Palaeoenvironments. In: Drechsler, P. (ed.), Dosariyah – An Arabian Neolithic Coastal Community in the Central Gulf. Archaeopress, Oxford, pp. 21–55.
Rixhon, G., May, S.M., Engel, M., Mechernich, S., Schroeder-Ritzrau, A., Fohlmeister, J., Frank, N., Boulvain, F., Dunai, T., Brückner, H., 2018. Multiple dating approach (14C, 230Th/U and 36Cl) of tsunami-transported reef-top boulders on Bonaire (Leeward Antilles) – current achievements and challenges. Marine Geology 396, 100–113.
Scheder, J., Engel, M., Bungenstock, F., Pint, A., Siegmüller, A., Schwank, S., Brückner, H., 2018. Fossil bog soils (dwog horizons) and their relation to Holocene coastal changes in the Jade-Weser Region. Journal of Coastal Conservation 22, 51–69.
Brill, D., May, S.M., Shah-Hosseini, M., Rufer, D., Schmidt, C., Engel, M., 2017. Luminescence dating of cyclone-induced washover fans at Point Lefroy (NW Australia) – Establishing robust chronologies for heterogeneous and discontinuous sediment archives. Quaternary Geochronology 41, 134–150.
Engel, M., Matter, A., Parker, A.G., Parton, A., Petraglia, M.D., Preston, G., Preusser, F., 2017. Lakes or wetlands? A comment on “The middle Holocene climatic records from Arabia: Reassessing lacustrine environments, shift of ITCZ in Arabian Sea, and impacts of the southwest Indian and African monsoons” by Enzel et al. Global and Planetary Change 148, 257–267.
Hausleiter, A., Eichmann, R., al-Najem, M.H., al-Said, S.F., Brückner, H., Engel, M., Grottker, M., Hanisch-Gräfe, H., Heemeier, B., Intilia, A., Lora, S., Tourtet, F., 2017. Tayma 2008 – 5th Report on the Joint Saudi Arabian-German archaeological project. ATLAL – Journal of Saudi Arabian Archaeology 24, 31–78.
May, S.M., Brill, D., Leopold, M., Callow, N., Engel, M., Scheffers, A., Opitz, S., Norpoth, M., Brückner, H., 2017. Chronostratigraphy and geomorphology of washover fans in the Exmouth Gulf (NW Australia) – a record of tropical cyclone activity during the late Holocene. Quaternary Science Reviews 169, 65–84.
Oetjen, J., Engel, M., Brückner, H., Pudasaini, S.P., Schüttrumpf, H., 2017. Enhanced field observation-based physical and numerical modelling of tsunami-induced boulder transport. Phase I: Physical experiments. Coastal Engineering Proceedings 35, management4.
Pint, A., Engel, M., Melzer, S., Frenzel, P., Plessen, B., Brückner, H., 2017. How to discriminate athalassic and marginal marine faunas? Foraminifera and other fossils from an early Holocene continental lake in northern Saudi Arabia. Journal of Foraminiferal Research 47, 175–187.
Brill, D., May, S.M., Engel, M., Reyes, M., Pint, A., Opitz, S., Dierick, M., Gonzalo, L.A., Esser, S., Brückner, H., 2016. Typhoon Haiyan's sedimentary record in coastal environments of the Philippines and its palaeotempestological implications. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 16, 2799–2822.
Drechsler, P., Engel, M., Brill, D., Gerber, C., 2016. The Asaila depression, an archaeological landscape in Qatar. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 46, 98–106.
Engel, M., Jacobson, K., Boldt, K., Frenzel, P., Katsonopoulou, D., Soter, S., Alvarez Zarikian, C.A., Brückner, H., 2016. New sediment cores reveal environmental changes driven by tectonic processes at ancient Helike, Greece. Geoarchaeology 31, 140–155.
Engel, M., Oetjen, J., May, S.M., Brückner, H., 2016. Tsunami deposits of the Caribbean – Towards an improved coastal hazard assessment? Earth-Science Reviews 163, 260–296.
May, S.M., Falvard, S., Norpoth, M., Pint, A., Brill, D., Engel, M., Scheffers, A., Dierick, M., Paris, R., Squire, P., Brückner, H., 2016. A mid-Holocene candidate tsunami deposit from the NW Cape (Western Australia). Sedimentary Geology 332, 40–50.
Engel, M., Kindler, P., Godefroid, F., 2015. Speculations on Superstorms – Interactive comment on “Ice melt, sea level rise and superstorms: evidence from paleoclimate data, climate modeling, and modern observations that 2 °C global warming is highly dangerous” by J. Hansen et al. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions 15, C6270–C6281.
Engel, M., May, S.M., Scheffers, A., Squire, P., Pint, A., Kelletat, D., Brückner, H., 2015. Prograded foredunes of Western Australia's macro-tidal coast – implications for Holocene sea-level change and high-energy wave impacts. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 40, 726–740.
Howard, A.J., Kluiving, S.J., Engel, M., Heyvaert, V.M.A., 2015. Geoarchaeological records in temperate European river valleys: quantifying the resource, assessing its potential and managing its future. Quaternary International 367, 42–50.
Kluiving, S.J., Engel, M., Heyvaert, V.M.A., Howard, A.J., 2015. Where earth scientists meet Cleopatra: geoarchaeology and geoprospection of ancient landscapes. Quaternary International 367, 1–3.
May, S.M., Brill, D., Engel, M., Scheffers, A., Opitz, S., Wennrich, V., Squire, P., Kelletat, D., Brückner, H., 2015. Traces of historical tropical cyclones and tsunamis in the Ashburton Delta (NW Australia). Sedimentology 62, 1546–1572.
May, S.M., Engel, M., Brill, D., Cuadra, C., Lagmay, A.M.F., Santiago, J., Suarez, K., Reyes, M., Brückner, H., 2015. Block and boulder transport in Eastern Samar (Philippines) during Supertyphoon Haiyan. Earth Surface Dynamics 3, 543–558.
Reyes, M., Engel, M., May, S.M., Brill, D., Brückner, H., 2015. Life and death after Super Typhoon Haiyan. Coral Reefs 34, 419.
Engel, M., Brückner, H., 2014. The South Qatar Survey Project (SQSP) - Preliminary findings on Holocene coastal changes and geoarchaeological archives. Zeitschrift für Orient-Archäologie 7, 290–301.
Engel, M., Brill, D., May, S.M., Reyes, M., Brückner, H., 2014. Philippinen: "Haiyans" Erbe. Geographische Rundschau 66(6), 54–57.
Engel, M., Brückner, H., 2014. Late Quaternary environments and societies: progress in geoarchaeology. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie N.F. 58 (Suppl. 2), 1–6.
Engel, M., Brückner, H., Scheffers, A., May, S.M., Kelletat, D., 2014. Holocene sea levels of Bonaire (Leeward Antilles) and tectonic implications. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie N.F. 58 (Suppl. 1), 159–178.
Gerber, C., Drechsler, P., Yasin-Meier, D., Brückner, H., Engel, M., Meier, D.M.P., Götzelt, T., Daitche, J., Hörwarthner, D., Lienig, A., Reising, R., Tiltmann, S., 2014. The German-Qatari South Qatar Survey Project: The 2012–2013 Season. Zeitschrift für Orient-Archäologie 7, 248–275.
Scheffers, A.M., Engel, M., May, S.M., Scheffers, S.R., Joannes-Boyau, R., Hänßler, E., Kennedy, K., Kelletat, D., Brückner, H., Vött, A., Schellmann, G., Schäbitz, F., Radtke, U., Sommer, B., Willershäuser, T., Felis, T., 2014. Potential and limits of combining studies of coarse and fine-grained sediments for the coastal event history of a Caribbean carbonate environment. Geological Society, London, Special Publication 388, 503–531.
Brückner, H., Engel, M., Klasen, N., Ginau, A., Pint, A., Frenzel, P., Eichmann, R., Hausleiter, A., al-Najem, M.H., al-Said, S.F., 2013. Late Quaternary environmental change and geochronology at Tayma, NW Saudi Arabia – current research. In: Al-Ansary, A.R., Al-Muaikel, K.I., Alsharekh, A.M. (eds.), Man and Environment in the Arab World in Light of Archaeological Discoveries. Adumatu, Abdul Rahman Al-Sudairy Foundation, Riyadh, pp. 53–58.
Engel, M., Brückner, H., Fürstenberg, S., Frenzel, P., Konopczak, A.M., Scheffers, A., Kelletat, D., May, S.M., Schäbitz, F., Daut, G., 2013. A prehistoric tsunami induced long-lasting ecosystem changes on a semi-arid tropical island – the case of Boka Bartol (Bonaire, Leeward Antilles). Naturwissenschaften 100, 51–67.
May, S.M., Engel, M., Brill, D., Squire, P., Scheffers, A., Kelletat, D., 2013. Coastal hazards from tropical cyclones and extratropical winter storms based on Holocene storm chronologies. In: Finkl, C. (ed.), Coastal Hazards. Springer Coastal Research Library 6, 557–585.
Engel, M., 2012. The chronology of prehistoric high-energy wave events (tropical cyclones, tsunamis) in the southern Caribbean and their impact on coastal geo-ecosystems – a case study from Bonaire (Leeward Antilles). PhD dissertation, Universität zu Köln.
Engel, M., Brückner, H., 2012. A stratigraphic transect from the old town of Tayma across the sabkha. In: Eichmann, R., Hausleiter, A., al-Najem, M.H., al-Said, S.F. (eds.), Tayma 2007 – 4th Report on the Joint Saudi Arabian-German archaeological project. ATLAL – Journal of Saudi Arabian Archaeology 22, 73–79.
Engel, M., May, S.M., 2012. Bonaire's boulder fields revisited: Evidence for Holocene tsunami impact on the Leeward Antilles. Quaternary Science Reviews 54, 126–141.
Engel, M., Brückner, H., Kiderlen, M., Knipping, M., Kraft, J.C., 2012. Geoarchaeological research at Akovitika – reconstructing Early Bronze Age and Early Iron Age landscapes of the southwestern Peloponnese. In: Katsonopoulou, D. (ed.), Ancient Helike and Aigialeia: Protohelladika. The Southern and Central Greek mainland: Proceedings of the fourth international conference (Helike IV), Nikolaiika, Diakopton, Greece, 1–3 September 2007. The Helike Society, Athens, pp. 311–333.
Engel, M., Brückner, H., Messenzehl, K., 2012. Naturraum der Arabischen Halbinsel. In: Franke, U., Gierlich, J. (eds.), Ausstellungskatalog "Roads of Arabia – Archäologische Schätze aus Saudi-Arabien", Pergamonmuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Wasmuth-Verlag, pp. 33–42.
Engel, M., Brückner, H., Messenzehl, K., Frenzel, P., May, S.M., Scheffers, A., Scheffers, S., Wennrich, V., Kelletat, D., 2012. Shoreline changes and high-energy wave impacts at the leeward coast of Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles). Earth, Planets and Space 64, 905–921.
Engel, M., Brückner, H., Pint, A., Wellbrock, K., Ginau, A., Voss, P., Grottker, M., Klasen, N., Frenzel, P., 2012. The early Holocene humid period in NW Saudi Arabia – evidence from sediments, microfossils and palaeo-hydrological modeling. Quaternary International 266, 131–141.
Ginau, A., Engel, M., Brückner, H., 2012. Holocene chemical precipitates in the continental sabkha of Tayma (NW Saudi Arabia). Journal of Arid Environments 84, 26–37.
Scheffers, A., Engel, M., Squire, P., Kelletat, D., Scheffers, S., 2012. Beach ridge systems – archives for Holocene coastal events? Progress in Physical Geography 36, 5–37.
Engel, M., Brückner, H., 2011. The identification of palaeo-tsunami deposits – a major challenge in coastal sedimentary research. In: Karius, V., Hadler, H., Deicke, M., von Eynatten, H., Brückner, H., Vött, A. (eds.), Dynamische Küsten – Grundlagen, Zusammenhänge und Auswirkungen im Spiegel angewandter Küstenforschung. Proceedings of the 28th Annual Meeting of the German Working Group on Geography of Oceans and Coasts, 22–25 Apr 2010, Hallig Hooge. Coastline Reports 17, 65–80.
Engel, M., Brückner, H., Bosch, J., 2011. Geoarchaeological research at Tayma. In: Eichmann, R., Hausleiter, A., al-Najem, M.H., al-Said, S.F. (eds.), Tayma - Autumn 2005 and 2006 (spring and autumn) – 3rd Report on the Joint Saudi Arabian-German archaeological project. ATLAL – Journal of Saudi Arabian Archaeology 21, 66–71.
Klasen, N., Engel, M., Brückner, H., Eichmann, R., Hausleiter, A., Intilia, A., al-Najem, M.H., al-Said, S.F., 2011. Optically stimulated luminescence dating of the city wall system of Tayma (NW Saudi Arabia). Journal of Archaeological Science 38, 1818–1826.
Engel, M., 2010. Spezialuntersuchungen: Geoarchäologie. In: Kiderlen, M., Themelis, P. (eds.), Das Poseidonheiligtum bei Akovitika in Messenien: Struktur und Entwicklungszusammenhang eines regionalen Zentrums. Ergebnisse der Notgrabung 1969 und der Prospektion 2005. Reichert, Wiesbaden, pp. 37–57; pp. 173–192.
Engel, M., Brückner, H., 2010. Rekonstruktion der Landschaftsentwicklung; Geoarchäologie (Development of the Natural Environment of the Sanctuary; Geoarchaeology). In: Kiderlen, M., Themelis, P. (eds.), Das Poseidonheiligtum bei Akovitika in Messenien: Struktur und Entwicklungszusammenhang eines regionalen Zentrums. Ergebnisse der Notgrabung 1969 und der Prospektion 2005. Reichert, Wiesbaden, pp. 13–17; pp. 162–171.
Engel, M., Brückner, H., Wennrich, V., Scheffers, A., Kelletat, D., Vött, A., Schäbitz, F., Daut, G., Willershäuser, T., May, S.M., 2010. Coastal stratigraphies of eastern Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles): new insights into the palaeo-tsunami history of the southern Caribbean. Sedimentary Geology 231, 14–30.
Kiderlen, M., Engel, M., 2010. Verkehrslage (Traffic Situation). In: Kiderlen, M., Themelis, P. (eds.), Das Poseidonheiligtum bei Akovitika in Messenien: Struktur und Entwicklungszusammenhang eines regionalen Zentrums. Ergebnisse der Notgrabung 1969 und der Prospektion 2005. Reichert, Wiesbaden, pp. 17–18.
Engel, M., Bolten, A., Brückner, H., Daut, G., Kelletat, D., Schäbitz, F., Scheffers, A., Scheffers, S.R., Vött, A., Wille, M., Willershäuser, T., 2009. Reading the chapter of extreme wave events in nearshore geo-bio-archives of Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles) – initial results from Lagun and Boka Bartol. Marburger Geographische Schriften 145, 157–178.
Engel, M., Knipping, M., Brückner, H., Kiderlen, M., Kraft, J.C., 2009. Reconstructing middle to late Holocene palaeogeographies of the lower Messenian plain (southwestern Peloponnese, Greece): coastline migration, vegetation history, and sea level change. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 284, 257–270.
Scheffers, A., Kelletat, D., Engel, M., 2009. Die Entwicklung der Tsunamiforschung nach der Katastrophe vom 26.12.2004. Geographische Rundschau 61(12), 12–18.
Brückner, H. Engel, M., Kiderlen, M., 2007. Geoarchäologische Studie über das Poseidon-Heiligtum von Akovitika in Messenien. Archäologischer Anzeiger 2006(1), 189–202.
Engel, M., Brückner, H., Kiderlen, M., Kraft, J.C., 2006. Built near the sea, buried by the river: The Poseidon Sanctuary of Akovitika. Forschungszentrum Terramare Berichte 16, 83–86.

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Kluiving, S.J., Engel, M., Heyvaert, V.M.A., Howard, A.J., eds., 2015. Where Earth Scientists Meet Cleopatra: Geoarchaeology and Geoprospection of Ancient Landscapes. Quaternary International 367, 122 pp.
Engel, M., Brückner, H., eds., 2014. Geoarchaeology – Exploring terrestrial archives for evidence of human interaction with the environment. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie N.F. 58 (Suppl. 2), 139 pp.

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