The chronology of anthropogenic soil formation in Orkney

Scottish Geographical Magazine

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 4-11

  Simpson, Ian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic soils; Dating; Orkney

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOIL; MANURE APPLICATION; PLAGGEN SOIL;

UK, SCOTLAND, ORKNEY;

EID: 0027846510     PISSN: 00369225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00369229318736870     Document Type: Article

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