Botanical and zoological remains from an early medieval grave at Tsitsamuri, Georgia

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Kvavadze, Eliso ^a   Rukhadze, Luara ^a   Nikolaishvili, Vakhtang ^b   Mumladze, Levan ^c  

^a Institute of Palaeobiology of Georgian National Museum   (Georgia)

^b Archaeological Institute of Mtskheta   (Georgia)

^c Institute of Zoology   (Georgia)

Author keywords

Archaeobotany; Molluscs; Non pollen palynomorphs; Palaeoecology; Palynology

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ACHILLEA; HELICELLA; LINUM USITATISSIMUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MOLLUSCA; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM CAMPESTRE;

EID: 57049160367     PISSN: 09396314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00334-008-0183-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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