A rebuttal of the views expressed in "Problems of unscientific method and approach in Archaeological soil and pollen analysis of experimental floor deposits; with special reference to Butser Ancient Farm, Hampshire, UK by R.I. Macphail, G.M. Cruise, M. Allen, J. Linderholm and P. Reynolds"; by Matthew Canti, Stephen Carter, Donald Davidson and Susan Limbrey [2]

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 299-305

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

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WESSEX ARCHAEOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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METHODOLOGY;

EID: 30544438218     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.07.002     Document Type: Letter

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