A neotaphonomic experiment in pollen oxidation and its implications for archaeopalynology

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-38

  Lebreton, Vincent ^a   Messager, Erwan ^a,b   Marquer, Laurent ^a   Renault Miskovsky, Josette ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b Inrap)   (France)

Author keywords

Archaeopalynology; Differential preservation; Oxidation; Palynology; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; OXIDATION; PALYNOLOGY; PRESERVATION; TAPHONOMY;

ALNUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CARYOPHYLLACEAE; CICHORIOIDEAE; ERICACEAE; POACEAE; QUERCUS;

EID: 77955088499     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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