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Anthropogenic Soils pp 149–170Cite as

Anthropogenic Soils in Archaeological Settings

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In addition to the Plaggic and Pretic Anthrosols discussed in Chap. 7, four other types of anthropogenic soil can be distinguished at archaeological sites.

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Howard, J. (2017). Anthropogenic Soils in Archaeological Settings. In: Anthropogenic Soils. Progress in Soil Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54331-4_8

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