Preservation of fossil seeds from a 10th century AD cess pit at Coppergate, York

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 929-940

  Mccobb, Lucy M E ^a   Briggs, Derek E G ^a   Evershed, Richard P ^a   Hall, Allan R ^b   Hall, Richard A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c YORK ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

10th century AD; Cess pit; Crab apple pips; Ligno cellulose; Mineralization; Py GC MS; Tannins; York

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; DIAGENESIS; FOSSIL; SEED; TAPHONOMY;

ENGLAND (NORTH YORKSHIRE); UNITED KINGDOM; YORK;

EID: 0034822238     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.2000.0617     Document Type: Article

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