An archaeopedological and phytolitarian study of the "Dark Earth" on the site of Rue de Dinant (Brussels, Belgium)

Catena

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 270-284

  Devos, Y ^a   Vrydaghs, L ^b   Degraeve, A ^c   Fechner, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b Department of Pedologist   (Belgium)

^c Ministère de la Région de Bruxelles Capitale   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Archaeopedology; Dark Earth; Phytolith; Soil micromorphology; Urban archaeology

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CULTURAL TRADITION; DOCUMENTARY SOURCE; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; HISTORICAL TIME (HUMAN HISTORY); HUMAN ACTIVITY; OCCUPATION; PEDOLOGY; PHYTOLITH; RURAL LANDSCAPE; SOIL PROFILE; URBANIZATION;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; BRUSSELS; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67650921140     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2009.02.013     Document Type: Article

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