Insect species associations characterise past occupation sites

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1452-1473

  Kenward, Harry ^a   Carrott, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b Unit 8   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Coleoptera; Death assemblages; Human environment; Insects; Occupation sites; Species associations

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BEETLE; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; HABITAT USE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAPHONOMY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 33745501151     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.06.018     Document Type: Article

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