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palaeo-
palaeo- (paleo-) A prefix meaning ‘of ancient times’, derived from the Greek
palaios, meaning ‘ancient’.
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Discovery of the palaeo-Indus delta-fan complex
Magazine article from: Journal of the Geological Society; 9/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...as the modern Indus, here called the palaeo-Indus River, carried these sediments...subcontinent. Thus, a west-flowing palaeo-Indus fluvial system was established...west-flowing (Searle et al. 1990) palaeo-Indus fluvial system started to erode...
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The Minch palaeo-ice stream, NW sector of the British-Irish Ice Sheet
Magazine article from: Journal of the Geological Society; 5/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...British-Irish Ice Sheet, The Minch palaeo-ice stream. This ice stream drained...as those in Greenland and Antarctica. Palaeo-ice streams were equally significant...bedforms are associated with a fast-flowing palaeo-ice stream in The Minch (Fig. 1...
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From Kostenki to Clovis: Upper Palaeolithic-Palaeo-Indian Adaptations. (book reviews)
Magazine article from: Antiquity; 3/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...American Symposium on Upper Palaeolithic-Palaeo-Indian Adaptations (Leningrad, July...authors describe both archaeological and palaeo-zoological materials. Finally, Guslitzer...traceological studies -- Korobkova, chapter 12; palaeo-environments and palaeolinguistics...
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Palaeo-lithic archaeology of the Solent river: proceedings of the Lithic Studies Society day meeting held at the Department of Archaeology, University of Southampton on saturday 15th January 2000.(Les Industries a Bifaces de l'Europe du Nord-Ouest au Pleistocene moyen: l'apport des donnas des gisements du bassin de la Somme, de l'Escaut et de la Baie de St-Brieuc, Sesselfelsgrote I: Grabungsverlauf und Stratigraphie (Forschungsprojekt `Das Palao-lithikum und Mesolithikum des Unteren Altmuhltals II', vol. 1)) (book review)
Magazine article from: Antiquity; 3/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...it F.F. WENBAN-SMITH & R.T. HOSFIELD (ed.). Palaeo-lithic archaeology of the Solent river: proceedings of the...stratigraphy of the Sesselfels Cave, in southern Germany, where Middle Palaeo-lithic finds have been made.
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Tasmania: archaeological and palaeo-ecological perspectives.(Special Issue)(Transitions: Pleistocene to Holocene in Australia & Papua New Guinea)
Magazine article from: Antiquity; 1/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...volume. Both these periods are well represented in Tasmanian palaeo-ecological and geomorphological data. Although archaeological...than 1-2). since then (Hopley A Thom 1983: 14-16). Palaeo-environment. Last Glacial Maximum c. 25,000 - c. 14...
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Search for groundwater in Palaeo-Channels of lost Saraswati River.
M2 Presswire; 4/5/2000; 378 words
; ...5 April 2000-INDIAN GOVERNMENT: Search for groundwater in Palaeo-Channels of lost Saraswati River (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...undertaken by the Centre with the objective to reconstruct the palaeo-drainage of the ancient river Saraswati and to ascertain groundwater...
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Search for ground water in palaeo-channels of lost ancient Saraswati River.
M2 Presswire; 1/9/2001; 400 words
; ...January 2001-Indian Government: Search for ground water in palaeo-channels of lost ancient Saraswati River (C)1994-2001...COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:09012001 With the objective to reconstruct the Palaeo-drainage of the ancient river Saraswati and to ascertain ground...
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Palaeo-Environmental Change and the Persistence of Human Occupation in South-Western Australian Forests.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Archaeology in Oceania; 7/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; Palaeo-environmental change and the persistence of human occupation in south-western Australian forests By Joe Dortch BAR International...
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Sedimentology of the Indus group, Ladakh, northern India: Implications for the timing of initiation of the palaeo-Indus River
Magazine article from: Journal of the Geological Society; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Indus Group is not considered to represent the deposits of a palaeo-Indus River as previously thought. Illite crystallinity values...to represent the earliest possible age of initiation of the palaeo-Indus river following this course. Keywords: Indus, Himalayas...
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Persistent features from a palaeo-landscape: the ancient tracks of the Maltese Islands.
Magazine article from: The Geographical Journal; 3/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...involving a contextual and spatial analysis of the Maltese tracks, in conjunction with a reconstruction of the prehistoric palaeo-landscape. The spatial, temporal and human dimensions of these ancient tracks make them a suitable candidate for a GIS investigation...
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palaeo-
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
palaeo- ( paleo- ) A prefix meaning ‘of ancient times’, derived from the Greek palaios , meaning ‘ancient’.
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soft-sediment deformation
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
...sediments slump-fold axes can be measured to determine the palaeo-slope. Syn-sedimentary faults, ranging from centimetre-sized fractures to major slump scars, may also be used as palaeo-slope indicators. Other soft-sediment deformation structures...
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Trahar, Tony 1949–
Book article from: International Directory of Business Biographies
...American executive committee, the South African Motor Corporation, Anglo Forest Products, Anglo Industrial Minerals, and Palaeo Anthropological Scientific. Directorships included AngloGold, Anglo Platinum, Highveld Steel, Scaw Metals, Del Monte Royal...
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paleo-
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
paleo- ( Brit. palaeo- ) • comb. form older or ancient, esp. relating to the geological past: Paleolithic paleomagnetism.
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Palaeozoic
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
...major components of various communities and giant treeferns, horsetails ( Calamitaceae ), and cycads ( Cycadaceae ) gave rise to extensive forests. The name is derived from palaeo- and the Greek zoe , meaning ‘life’.
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