Combined pollen and macrofossil data as a source for reconstructing mosaic patterns of the early medieval urban habitats - a case study from Gdańsk, N. Poland

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 637-648

  Świeta Musznicka, Joanna ^a   Latałowa, Małgorzata ^a   Badura, Monika ^a   Gołembnik, Andrzej ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

^b 4D Institute   (Poland)

Author keywords

Medieval; Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction; Plant macrofossils; Poland; Pollen; Sample taphonomy; Urban habitat

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOSSIL; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; MEDIEVAL; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOMORPH; POLLEN; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; TAPHONOMY;

GDANSK [POLAND]; POLAND;

COPROPHILOUS;

EID: 84867908009     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2012.08.016     Document Type: Article

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