Geoarchaeological insights from a Roman age incineration feature (ustrinum) at Enconsta de Sant'Ana (Lisbon, Portugal)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2624-2633

  Angelucci, Diego E ^a  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN SOBRE LA EVOLUCIÓN HUMANA CENIEH   (Spain)

Author keywords

Archaeological features; Roman epoch; Soil micromorphology; Ustrinum

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BEDROCK; MICROMORPHOLOGY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; LISBON; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 47049096993     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2008.04.020     Document Type: Article

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