The in situ preservation of archaeological remains: using lysimeters to assess the impacts of saturation and seasonality

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1494-1504

  Lillie, Malcolm ^a   Smith, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

In situ preservation; Lysimeters; Microbial decay; Oak wood decay; Redox potential; Saturation and seasonality

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BURIAL (GEOLOGY); LABORATORY METHOD; LYSIMETER; PRESERVATION; REDOX POTENTIAL; SATURATION; SEASONALITY;

EID: 34447101433     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2006.11.011     Document Type: Article

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