Characterising prehistoric lowland environments using local pollen assemblages

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 585-594

  Brown, A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

English Midlands; Floodplain archaeology; Pollen analysis; Prehistoric land use

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; LAND USE; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; POLLEN; PREHISTORIC;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033398228     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1417(199910)14:6<585::AID-JQS492>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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