Micromorphological analysis of sediments at the Bronze Age site of Mitrou, central Greece: Patterns of floor construction and maintenance

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 198-213

  Karkanas, Panagiotis ^a   Van de Moortel, Aleydis ^b  

^a Ephoreia of Palaeoanthropology Speleology of Southern Greece   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronze Age Aegean; Floors; Microfacies; Micromorphology; Occupational deposits

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BRONZE AGE; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; IRON AGE; MICROFACIES; MICROMORPHOLOGY; PREHISTORIC; SEDIMENT;

CENTRAL GREECE; GREECE;

EID: 84893062305     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2014.01.007     Document Type: Article

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