Soils and palaeo-climate based evidence for irrigation requirements in Norse Greenland

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1666-1679

  Adderley, W Paul ^a   Simpson, Ian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brattahl eth ; Guelph Permeameter; Home field; Landn m

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CLIMATE EFFECT; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; ICE CORE; IRRIGATION; PALEOCLIMATE; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SUSTAINABILITY;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33748757648     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2006.02.014     Document Type: Article

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