Sampling and analyzing metals in soils for archaeological prospection: A critique

Geoarchaeology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 731-751

  Haslam, Rob ^a   Tibbett, Mark ^b  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARCHAEOLOGY; HEAVY METAL; METHODOLOGY; SAMPLING; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL SCIENCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 10444226493     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.20022     Document Type: Review

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