Weed ecology as a method for the archaeobotanical recognition of crop husbandry practices

Acta Palaeobotanica

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 185-193

  Jones, Glynis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeobotany; Crop husbandary; Functional ecology; Phytosociology; Weed ecology

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014123235     PISSN: 00016594     EISSN: 20820259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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