Micromorphological interpretation of a “turf‐filled” funerary shaft at St. Albans, United Kingdom
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9402693 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard I Macphail (0000-0002-4499-3572, University College London, corresponding author), G M Cruise (London Metropolitan University), S J Mellalieu (University College London), Rosalind Niblett (St Albans Museums), Sandra Bond (University College London), I Dormor (University College London), Keir Reeves (0000-0001-8837-2965, University College London) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 617-644 |
| Publication date | 1998-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geoarchaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0883-6353 • E-ISSN: 1520-6548 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/(sici)1520-6548(199808)13:6<617::aid-gea5>3.3.co;2-6 |
| OpenAlex | W4241992839 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Seven thin sections and polished impregnated soil blocks from a (c. A.D. 55) “turf-filled” funerary shaft were analyzed employing soil micromorphology, energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDXRA), microprobe analysis, and diatom investigations. As expected, soils from the local area had been exploited. In addition, it seems likely that the “turf” material included cattle dung, trampled soils, and enigmatic pondlike sediments. These findings, gained through exploiting the full potential of soil micromorphology and which are in full accord with other environmental data from the site, suggest that both natural local soils and soils associated with pasture and animal enclosures/husbandry were employed in the construction. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Archaeology · Geography · Pasture · Soil water · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Environmental Science · Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Forestry · Geology · Soil Science
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |