Earliest evidence of pollution by heavy metals in archaeological sites

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Monge, Guadalupe ^a   Jimenez Espejo, Francisco J ^b   García Alix, Antonio ^c   Martínez Ruiz, Francisca ^d   Mattielli, Nadine ^e   Finlayson, Clive ^f,g   Ohkouchi, Naohiko ^b   Sánchez, Miguel Cortés ^a   De Castro, Jose María Bermúdez ^h,i   Blasco, Ruth ^j   Rosell, Jordi ^k,l   Carrión, José ^m   Rodríguez Vidal, Joaquín ⁿ   Finlayson, Geraldine ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^f Gibraltar Museum   (Gibraltar)

^g University of Gibraltar   (Gibraltar)

^h CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN SOBRE LA EVOLUCIÓN HUMANA CENIEH   (Spain)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^j UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^k UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^l INSTITUT CATALÀ DE PALEOECOLOGIA HUMANA I EVOLUCIÓ SOCIAL   (Spain)

^m UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

AGRICULTURE; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ARCHEOLOGY; CAVE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOMO NEANDERTHALENSIS; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; POLLUTION; PROCEDURES; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; SPAIN;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ARCHAEOLOGY; CAVES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; METALS, HEAVY; NEANDERTHALS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPAIN;

EID: 84942134310     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep14252     Document Type: Article

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