The potential of chironomid (Insecta: Diptera) larvae in archaeological investigations of floodplain and lake settlements

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 14-33

  Ruiz, Z ^a   Brown, A G ^a   Langdon, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chironomids; Crannogs; Eutrophication; Palaeochannels; Phosphorus; Settlement history; Well sediments

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; EUTROPHICATION; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SETTLEMENT HISTORY;

ANIMALIA; CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 31144477439     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.05.015     Document Type: Article

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