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IDENTIFICATION OF DIATOMS IN NEOLITHIC POTTERY

1988; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 3; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/0269249x.1988.9705015

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Hannelore Håkansson, Birgitta Hulthèn,

Archaeology and ancient environmental studies

When investigating thin sections of 250 pottery sherds from a Middle Neolithic Pitted Ware site at Masmo, Eastern Sweden, only one sherd contained diatoms. Analysis of the dissolved test sherd showed freshwater diatoms possibly of local origin.