Archaeological soil and pollen analysis of experimental floor deposits; with special reference to Butser Ancient Farm, Hampshire, UK

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 175-191

  Macphail, Richard I ^a   Cruise, G M ^a   Allen, Michael J ^b   Linderholm, Johan ^c   Reynolds, Peter ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WESSEX ARCHAEOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Butser Ancient Farm   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemistry; Experimental archaeology; Floors; Magnetic susceptibility; Palynology; Soil micromorphology

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; FLOOR; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MICROMORPHOLOGY; PALYNOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

EID: 0345830724     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2003.07.005     Document Type: Article

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