Geostatistical and multi-elemental analysis of soils to interpret land-use history in the Hebrides, Scotland

Geoarchaeology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 391-415

  Entwistle, Jane A ^a   McCaffrey, K J W ^b   Dodgshon, R A ^c  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL ELEMENT; DOCUMENTARY SOURCE; GEOSTATISTICS; LAND USE CHANGE; SETTLEMENT HISTORY; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL PROPERTY; SPATIAL VARIATION;

HEBRIDES; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 34247176815     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: 15206548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.20158     Document Type: Article

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