Phytoliths from a norse greenlandic quern stone: A preliminary investigation

Environmental Archaeology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 99-106

  Ross, Julie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Greenland; Norse; Phytoliths; Quern stone

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548206820     PISSN: 14614103     EISSN: 17496314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/env.2004.9.1.99     Document Type: Article

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