Dating environmental change using magnetic bacteria in archaeological soils from the upper Thames Valley, UK

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1037-1043

  Linford, Neil ^a,b   Linford, Paul ^a   Platzman, Ellen ^b  

^a ENGLISH HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeomagnetic date; Biogenic magnetite; Environmental change; Late British Iron Age; Magnetotactic bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; DATING METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; LAND USE CHANGE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; OXFORDSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD; YARNTON;

EID: 20444402252     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.01.017     Document Type: Article

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