Can palynomorphs occur in burnt ancient potsherds? An experimental proof

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1445-1451

  Ghosh, Ruby ^a   D'Rozario, Ashalata ^a,b   Bera, Subir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b NARASINHA DUTT COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Chalcolithic Early Historic period; Gangetic West Bengal; India; Phytoliths; Pollen; Potsherds; Vegetation climate

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CLIMATE; PALYNOMORPH; PHYTOLITH; POLLEN; VEGETATION HISTORY;

ASIA; BENGAL; EURASIA; GANGETIC PLAIN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33745558109     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2006.01.015     Document Type: Article

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