Phosphatisation of seeds and roots in a Late Bronze Age deposit at Potterne, Wiltshire, UK

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1269-1281

  McCobb, Lucy M E ^a   Briggs, Derek E G ^a   Carruthers, Wendy J ^b   Evershed, Richard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Midden type deposit; Phosphatisation; Potterne; py GC MS; Roots; Seeds

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BRONZE AGE; PHOSPHATIZATION; PLANT; SEED; TAXONOMY;

ENGLAND (WILTSHIRE); POTTERNE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0042191725     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4403(03)00016-5     Document Type: Article

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