Pollen concentration analysis of Ancestral Pueblo dietary variation

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 237, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 92-109

  Reinhard, Karl J ^a   Edwards, Sherrian ^b   Damon, Teyona R ^a   Meier, Debra K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b PathoEcology Services ^*  (United States)

^c PathoEcology Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Anasazi; Ancestral Pueblo; Coprolites; Diet; Palynology; Pollen concentration

Indexed keywords

COPROLITE; DIET; FOSSIL RECORD; PALYNOLOGY; PREHISTORIC; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

COLORADO; COLORADO PLATEAU; NORTH AMERICA; PUEBLO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745713494     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2005.11.030     Document Type: Article

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