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Environmental Archaeology
The Journal of Human Palaeoecology
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Original Article

A spatial approach to upland vegetation change and human impact: the Aber Valley, Snowdonia

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Pages 80-94 | Received 01 Mar 2011, Accepted 01 Jul 2011, Published online: 12 Nov 2013

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