Holocene environmental changes in the highlands of the southern Peruvian Andes (14° S) and their impact on pre-Columbian cultures

Abstract. High-altitude peatlands of the Andes still remain relatively unexploited although they offer an excellent opportunity for well-dated palaeoenvironmental records. To improve knowledge about climatic and environmental changes in the western Andes of southern Peru, we present a high-resolutio...

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Main Authors: Schittek, Karsten (Author) , Forbriger, Markus (Author) , Mächtle, Bertil (Author) , Schäbitz, Frank (Author) , Wennrich, Volker (Author) , Reindel, Markus (Author) , Eitel, Bernhard (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 7 Jan 2015
In: Climate of the past
Year: 2015, Volume: 11, Issue: 1, Pages: 27-44
ISSN:1814-9332
DOI:10.5194/cp-11-27-2015
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-11-27-2015
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://cp.copernicus.org/articles/11/27/2015/
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Author Notes:K. Schittek, M. Forbriger, B. Mächtle, F. Schäbitz, V. Wennrich, M. Reindel, and B. Eitel

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