Bunting, M. J., Tipping, R. and Downes, J. M. (2001). ``Anthropogenic'' pollen assemblages from a Bronze Age cemetery at Linga Fiold, West Mainland, Orkney. J Archaeol Sci 28 (5). Vol 28(5), pp. 487-500.
| Title: | ``Anthropogenic'' pollen assemblages from a Bronze Age cemetery at Linga Fiold, West Mainland, Orkney | |||||||||||
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| Issue: | J Archaeol Sci 28 (5) | |||||||||||
| Series: | Journal of Archaeological Science | |||||||||||
| Volume: | 28 (5) | |||||||||||
| Page Start/End: | 487 - 500 | |||||||||||
| Biblio Note | Please note that this is a bibliographic record only, as originally entered into the BIAB database. The ADS have no files for download, and unfortunately cannot advise further on where to access hard copy or digital versions. | |||||||||||
| Publication Type: | Journal | |||||||||||
| Abstract: | Pollen analyses from a variety of contexts in a Bronze Age cemetery are used to reconstruct aspects of activity around the site during mound construction and use. Various tests are used to assess the reliability of the pollen assemblages recovered, and error analysis used to determine whether perceived differences between contexts are significant and therefore able to support an archaeological interpretation. The data suggest that the mounds were constructed on pasture land, that pyre fuel was predominantly turf, from both heathland and grassland sources, and that polleniferous material including sources of Plantago lanceolata(English Plantain) and cereal pollen were deposited on some cist floors before they were filled. | |||||||||||
| Year of Publication: | 2001 | |||||||||||
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| Created Date: | 07 Dec 2001 |
