Wood charcoal from Santorini (Thera): New evidence for climate, vegetation and timber imports in the Aegean Bronze Age

Antiquity

Volumn 77, Issue 297, 2003, Pages 471-484

  Asouti, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aegean; Archaeobotany; Bronze Age; Charcoal analysis; Cyclades; Santorini; Thera

Indexed keywords

BRONZE AGE; CHARCOAL; CLIMATE VARIATION; CULTIVATION; TIMBER; VEGETATION HISTORY;

GREECE; SANTORINI;

EID: 0345119126     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X0009253X     Document Type: Article

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