Plant microfossil analysis of soils from Polynesian stonefields in South Auckland, New Zealand

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 200-217

  Horrocks, Mark ^a,b   Lawlor, Ian ^c  

^a MICROFOSSIL RESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c AUCKLAND COUNCIL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agriculture; New Zealand; Phytoliths; Pollen; Starch residues; Stonework complexes

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; MICROFOSSIL; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PREHISTORIC;

AUCKLAND; AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; IPOMOEA BATATAS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 30544451086     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.07.014     Document Type: Article

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