Detailed chemical analyses of groundwater as a tool for monitoring urban archaeological deposits: results from Bryggen in Bergen

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1378-1388

  Matthiesen, H ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chemical analysis; Geochemistry; Groundwater; In situ preservation; Monitoring; Urban deposit

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARTIFACT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER; HETEROGENEITY; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; MONITORING; POREWATER;

BERGEN; EURASIA; EUROPE; HORDALAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 40749093556     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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