RESEARCH INTO NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC DEPOSITS FROM THE EXCAVATIONS AT FLIXBOROUGH, HUMBERSIDE
Author(s): Matt Canti
Research has been carried out into the nature of the blown sand which underlies and covers the middle Saxon layers at Flixborough. The sand has a calcerous component which, combined with its constant accretion, has meant that some of the underlying ash and occupation horizons have never suffered acid leaching. For this reason, exceptionally good preservation of bone and other calcareous materials was recorded. Micromorphology was used to detail the taphonomy of the deposits and relate them to pH and particle size characteristics.
- Report Number:
- 53/1992
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 35
- Keywords:
- Soil/Sediment
