Glossary:Palaeocatena

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Palaeocatena
Also: Paleocatena

Sequence of buried soils on the same geological substrate whose properties are dependent on variation in relief and drainage characteristics.

Related Words: Catena

Source
Adapted from: French, C.(2003) Geoarchaeology in Action: Studies in soil micromorphology and landscape evolution. London: Routledge. ISBN: 0-415-27310-2.

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