Investigating Neolithic land use in Swifterbant (NL) using micromorphological techniques

Catena

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 185-197

  Huisman, D J ^a   Jongmans, A G ^b   Raemaekers, D C M ^c  

^a State Service for Archaeology Cultural Landscapes and Built Heritage (RACM)   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Landscape; Levees; Micromorphology; Neolithic; Settlement; Tillage

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LANDSCAPE; LEVEE; MICROMORPHOLOGY; NEOLITHIC; RESEARCH PROGRAM; SITE INVESTIGATION; SOIL AGGREGATE; WETLAND;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 67650708337     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2009.03.006     Document Type: Article

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