An integrated assessment of archaeobotanical recovery methods in the Neotropical rainforest of northern Belize: flotation and dry screening

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2841-2852

  Hageman, Jon B ^a   Goldstein, David J ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Belize; Dry screening; Flotation; Maya; Paleoethnobotany

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; PALEOBOTANY; PROCESSING; RAINFOREST;

BELIZE [CENTRAL AMERICA]; CENTRAL AMERICA;

EID: 70349786503     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.09.013     Document Type: Article

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