Faeces deposition on Amazonian Anthrosols as assessed from 5β-stanols

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1209-1220

  Birk, Jago Jonathan ^a   Teixeira, Wenceslau Geraldes ^b   Neves, Eduardo Góes ^c   Glaser, Bruno ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

5 stanols; Amazonian Dark Earths; Anthrosols; Biomarkers; Landscape domestication; Terra preta

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BIOMARKER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEPOSITION; DOMESTICATION; FECES; SOIL ANALYSIS;

AMAZON BASIN;

EID: 79954633926     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2010.12.015     Document Type: Article

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