A FIBS approach to the use of weed ecology for the archaeobotanical recognition of crop rotation regimes

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1211-1224

  Bogaard, A ^a   Palmer, C ^a   Jones, G ^a   Charles, M ^a   Hodgson, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeobotany; Cultivated fallow; Fibs; Functional attributes; Rotation; Weed ecology

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL HISTORY; CROP ROTATION; PALEOECOLOGY; WEED;

EID: 0032713517     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1998.0364     Document Type: Article

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