The legacy of past urban waste disposal on local soils

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 778-783

  Davidson, Donald A ^a   Dercon, Gerd ^a   Stewart, Mairi ^a   Watson, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hortisols; Microprobe analysis; Plaggen soils; Soil micromorphology; Urban refuse; Waste disposal

Indexed keywords

SOIL;

EID: 33645082219     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.10.017     Document Type: Article

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