Palaeoecological evidence for the prehistoric settlement of Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, southwest England. Part II: Land use changes from the Neolithic to the present

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 493-508

  Gearey, B R ^a   Charman, D J ^b   Kent, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bodmin Moor; Bronze age; Iron age; Medieval; Neolithic; Palynology

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; GRAZING; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; PALEOECOLOGY; PREHISTORIC;

BODMIN MOOR; ENGLAND(CORNWALL); UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033934143     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1999.0469     Document Type: Article

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