Firewood, food and human niche construction: The potential role of Mesolithic hunter-gatherers in actively structuring Scotland's woodlands

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 108, Issue , 2015, Pages 51-75

  Bishop, Rosie R ^a   Church, Mike J ^a   Rowley Conwy, Peter A ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Charcoal; Fire ecology; Firewood selection; Human niche construction; Mesolithic; Scotland

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; FUELS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

FIRE ECOLOGY; FIREWOOD SELECTION; MANAGEMENT IS; MESOLITHIC; SCOTLAND; VEGETATION MANAGEMENT;

ECOLOGY;

DECIDUOUS TREE; FIRE HISTORY; FUELWOOD; HUNTER-GATHERER; MESOLITHIC; NUT; WOODLAND;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84913534742     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.11.004     Document Type: Article

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