Phytolith analysis from the archaeological site of Kush, Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

Quaternary Research

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 310-321

  Ishida, Sachiko ^a   Parker, Adrian G ^a   Kennet, Derek ^b   Hodson, Martin J ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arabian Gulf; Date palm; Islamic; Papillae; Phytoliths; Sasanian; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; HOLOCENE; IRRIGATION; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PHYTOLITH;

KUSH; RAS AL-KHAIMAH; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; PHALARIS; PHALARIS AQUATICA; PHOENIX; PHOENIX DACLYLIFERA; PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA;

EID: 0037699446     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-5894(03)00043-7     Document Type: Article

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