Taphonomy and phytoliths: A user manual

Quaternary International

Volumn 275, Issue , 2012, Pages 76-83

  Madella, Marco ^a   Lancelotti, Carla ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOSSIL RECORD; PHYTOLITH; PRESERVATION; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAPHONOMY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84865963733     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2011.09.008     Document Type: Article

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