Black henbane (Hyoscyamus niger L.) in the Scottish Neolithic: A re-evaluation of palynological findings from Grooved Ware pottery at Balfarg riding school and Henge, Fife

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-52

  Long, Deborah J ^a   Milburn, Paula ^a   Bunting, M Jane ^a   Tipping, Richard ^a   Holden, Timothy G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b Headland Archaeology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grooved ware; Hyoscyamus niger (black henbane); Macrofossils; Pollen

Indexed keywords

NEOLITHIC; POLLEN;

FIFE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033065039     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1998.0308     Document Type: Article

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