Organic geochemical evidence for the origin of ancient anthropogenic soil deposits at Tofts Ness, Sanday, Orkney

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 535-556

  Bull, Ian D ^a   Simpson, Ian A ^b   Dockrill, Stephen J ^c   Evershed, Richard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Bile acids; Biomarkers; Lipids; Soils; Stable carbon isotopes; Stanols

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEALOGY; DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; FOSSIL; HYODEOXYCHOLIC; POLAR BILE ACIDS; STABLE CARBON ISOTOPES; STANOLS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ISOTOPES; LIPIDS; MANURES; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

SOILS;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; FECES; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PALEOSOL;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032783913     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(99)00020-0     Document Type: Article

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