Contacts under the lens: Perspectives on the role of microstratigraphy in archaeological research

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 1645-1669

  Mallol, Carolina ^a   Mentzer, Susan M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Excavation methods; Micromorphology; Occupation surfaces; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85036556205     PISSN: 18669557     EISSN: 18669565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12520-015-0288-6     Document Type: Article

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