Geoarchaeology and taphonomy of plant remains and microarchaeological residues in early urban environments in the Ancient Near East

Quaternary International

Volumn 214, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 98-113

  Matthews, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ARCHAEOLOGY; CIVILIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; MICROMORPHOLOGY; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SKELETAL REMAINS; TAPHONOMY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 76749108010     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2009.10.019     Document Type: Article

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