Archaeological fuel remains as indicators of ancient west Asian agropastoral and land-use systems

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 86, Issue , 2012, Pages 97-103

  Miller, N F ^a   Marston, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agropastoralism; Archaeobotany; Dung fuel; Landscape reconstruction; Ratios

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL HISTORY; AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; ARCHAEOLOGY; CEREAL; CHARCOAL; DEFORESTATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LAND USE CHANGE; OCCUPATION; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOECOLOGY; PASTORALISM; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; RECONSTRUCTION; WOOD; WOODLAND;

ANATOLIA; MESOPOTAMIA; TURKEY; WEST ASIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84865139627     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.11.021     Document Type: Article

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