Soil science applications in archaeological contexts: A review of key challenges

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 103, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 122-134

  Walkington, Helen ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equifinality; Pedoarchaeology; Pedology; Soil processes

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; PEDOLOGY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL SCIENCE; TRACE ELEMENT;

EID: 78649442253     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2010.09.002     Document Type: Review

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