Palaeoecological and historical evidence for manuring and irrigation at Gardar (Igaliku), Norse Eastern Settlement, Greenland

Holocene

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 105-116

  Buckland, Paul C ^a   Edwards, Kevin J ^b   Panagiotakopulu, Eva ^c   Schofield, J Edward ^b  

^a University of Aberdeen ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental archaeology; Fossil insects; Greenland; Irrigation; Manure; Norse Eastern Settlement; Palaeoecology; Plaggen; Pollen

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ECTOPARASITE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; IRRIGATION; MANURE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; RADIOCARBON DATING;

ARCTIC; GARDAR; GREENLAND;

ANIMALIA; BOS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 68049131439     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959683608096602     Document Type: Article

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