Formation processes through archaeobotanical remains: The case of the Bronze Age levels in El Mirador cave, Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain

Quaternary International

Volumn 193, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 160-173

  Cabanes, D ^a   Burjachs, F ^a,b   Exposito I ^a   Rodriguez A ^a   Allue E ^a   Euba, I ^c   Verges J M ^a  

^a INSTITUT CATALÀ DE PALEOECOLOGIA HUMANA I EVOLUCIÓ SOCIAL   (Spain)

^b INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

^c Instituto Catalan de Arqueologia Clasica   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARBOREAL SPECIES; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BRONZE AGE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DIAGENESIS; EVERGREEN TREE; FACIES; FORMATION MECHANISM; MINERALOGY; NEOLITHIC; PALEOBOTANY; PALYNOLOGY; PASTORALISM;

BURGOS [CASTILLA Y LEON]; CASTILLA Y LEON; EURASIA; EUROPE; SIERRA DE ATAPUERCA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ASTERACEAE; POACEAE; QUERCUS; TRITICUM;

EID: 57049171946     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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