Medieval Dark Earth in an Active Alluvial Setting from the Uffizi Gallery Complex in Florence, Italy

Geoarchaeology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 105-122

  Nicosia, Cristiano ^a   Langohr, Roger ^b   Mees, Florias ^c   Arnoldus Huyzendveld, Antonia ^d   Bruttini, Jacopo ^e   Cantini, Federico ^f  

^a Geoarchaeology and Soil Micromorphology Consultant   (Italy)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

^d Digiter s r l   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ARCHAEOLOGY; BIOTURBATION; DARK; EXCAVATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MANURE; MICROMORPHOLOGY; REWORKING; ROMAN ERA;

ARNO RIVER; FIRENZE [TUSCANY]; FLORENCE [FIRENZE]; ITALY; TUSCANY;

EID: 84867343815     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: 15206548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.21403     Document Type: Article

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