Seeds/fruits, pollen and parasite remains as evidence of site function: Piazza Garibaldi - Parma (N Italy) in Roman and Mediaeval times

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1621-1633

  Bosi, Giovanna ^a   Mazzanti, Marta Bandini ^a   Florenzano, Assunta ^a   N'siala, Isabella Massamba ^a   Pederzoli, Aurora ^a   Rinaldi, Rossella ^a   Torri, Paola ^a   Mercuri, Anna Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Archaeobotany; Cereal pollen; Northern Italy; Parasite remains; Site functionality

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CHRONOLOGY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MEDIEVAL; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY; PARASITE; RECONSTRUCTION; ROMAN ERA; SEED;

EMILIA-ROMAGNA; ITALY; PARMA [EMILIA-ROMAGNA];

ANIMALIA; ASCARIS; CANNABIS SATIVA; CERES; EMILIA; PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM; TRICHURIS;

EID: 79956085959     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.02.027     Document Type: Article

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