Trace metal residues in soil as markers of ancient site occupance in Greece

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988 · Trace Subst. Environ. Health; (United States)

OSTI ID:5944183

Davies, B E; Bintliff, J L; Gaffney, C F; Waters, A T

Modern evidence shows that wherever people work or live the concentrations of heavy metals rise in nearby soils and these residues persist for many years. This paper reports similar accumulations of Cu and Pb in soils at sites of ancient occupation in Greece. It is proposed that such accumulations can act as markers of such occupation and complement evidence derived from other archaeological survey methods.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Bradford (England)
• OSTI ID: 5944183
• Report Number(s): CONF-8805159-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Trace Subst. Environ. Health; (United States) Journal Volume: 12
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

510200* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES
CONTAMINATION
COPPER
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
EASTERN EUROPE
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ELEMENTS
EUROPE
GREECE
HUMAN POPULATIONS
LAND POLLUTION
LEAD
METALS
POLLUTION
POPULATIONS
RESIDUES
SOILS
TRACE AMOUNTS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS