The Significance of Intestinal Parasite Remains in Pollen Samples from Medieval Pits in the Piazza Garibaldi of Parma, Emilia Romagna, Northern Italy

Geoarchaeology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-47

  Florenzano, Assunta ^a   Mercuri, Anna Maria ^a   Pederzoli, Aurora ^a   Torri, Paola ^a   Bosi, Giovanna ^a   Olmi, Linda ^a   Rinaldi, Rossella ^a   Bandini Mazzanti, Marta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

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EID: 84859762005     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: 15206548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.21390     Document Type: Article

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