Decay of delicate organic remains in shallow urban deposits: Are we at a watershed?

Antiquity

Volumn 74, Issue 285, 2000, Pages 519-525

  Kenward, Harry ^a   Hall, Allan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

decay; organic materials; stratigraphy; urban deposits; water levels; York

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015874064     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: 17451530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X0005986X     Document Type: Note

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