A palaeoenvironmental investigation of sediments from the prehistoric mine of Copa Hill, Cwmystwyth, mid-Wales

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1161-1188

  Mighall, T M ^a   Timberlake, S ^b   Clark, S H E ^c   Caseldine, A E ^d  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b Early Mines Research Group   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bronze age; Copper; Fossil insects; Lead; Mining; Plant macrofossils; Pollen; Wales

Indexed keywords

BRONZE AGE; MINING; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; POLLEN; RADIOCARBON DATING; VEGETATION HISTORY;

COPA HILL; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES (DYFED);

EID: 0036789649     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.2001.0772     Document Type: Article

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