Dung in the dumps: what we can learn from multi-proxy studies of archaeological dung pellets
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DOI: 10.1007/s00334-020-00806-x
Abstract: A key question in archaeobotany concerns the role of herbivore dung in contributing plant remains to archaeobotanical assemblages. This issue has been discussed for at least 40 years and has motivated several archaeobotanical studies on identifying… read more here.
Keywords: multi proxy; dung; dung derived; herbivore dung ... See more keywords
Archaeobotanical proxies and archaeological interpretation: A comparative study of phytoliths, pollen and seeds in dung pellets and refuse deposits at Early Islamic Shivta, Negev, Israel
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DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.03.010
Abstract: Abstract This article presents a systematic methodological comparison of three archaeobotanical proxies (phytoliths, pollen and seeds) applied to an assemblage of dung pellets and corresponding archaeological refuse deposits from Early Islamic contexts at the site… read more here.
Keywords: shivta; dung pellets; early islamic; refuse deposits ... See more keywords