Holocene sulphur-rich palaeochannel sediments: diagenetic conditions, magnetic properties and archaeological implications

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-29

  Brown, A G ^a   Ellis, C ^b   Roseff, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b AOC (Scotland) Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c Station Bungalows   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagenesis; Framboids; Iron sulphides; Palaeochannels; Palaeomagnetic dating

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; DIAGENESIS; HOLOCENE; IRON SULFIDE; NATURAL REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; OXIDATION; PALEOCHANNEL; PALEOHYDROLOGY; PALEOMAGNETISM; PH; REDOX CONDITIONS; SULFUR;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; TRENT VALLEY; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70449704063     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.08.009     Document Type: Article

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