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Holocene environmental changes in the highlands of the southern Peruvian Andes (14° S) and their impact on pre-Columbian cultures
K. Schittek
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Seminar of Geography and Geographical Education, University of Cologne, Germany
M. Forbriger
Institute of Geography, University of Cologne, Germany
B. Mächtle
Geographical Institute, University of Heidelberg, Germany
F. Schäbitz
Seminar of Geography and Geographical Education, University of Cologne, Germany
V. Wennrich
Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, University of Cologne, Germany
M. Reindel
German Archaeological Institute, Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures (KAAK), Bonn, Germany
B. Eitel
Geographical Institute, University of Heidelberg, Germany
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