Economy and environment of the Greek Colonial system in Southern Italy: Pollen and NPPs evidence of grazing from the rural site of fattoria fabrizio (6Th - 4Th Cent. Bc; Metaponto, Basilicata)

Annali di Botanica

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages 173-181

  Florenzano, A ^a   Mercuri, A M ^a   Carter, J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaeological sites; Basilicata; Cultural landscape; Grazing; Mediterranean macchia; NPPs; Palynology; Southern Italy

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; CICHORIEAE; OVIS ARIES; POACEAE; PREUSSIA (ASCOMYCETE); SORDARIA;

EID: 84923598712     PISSN: 03650812     EISSN: 22393129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4462/annbotrm-10248     Document Type: Review

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