Methodologies for assessment of the state of preservation of pollen and plant macrofossil remains in waterlogged deposits

Environmental Archaeology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-86

  Jones, Julie ^a   Tinsley, Heather ^a   Brunning, Richard ^b  

^a County Hall ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anoxic waterlogged peat; Deterioration; Plant macrofossils; Pollen; Preservation indices

Indexed keywords

EID: 53749107794     PISSN: 14614103     EISSN: 17496314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174963107x172769     Document Type: Article

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