Problematic but promising ponds? Palaeoenvironmental evidence from the Norse Eastern Settlement of Greenland

• Published in: Journal of Quaternary Science
• Main Authors: Edwards, Kevin J., Schofield, J. Edward, Kirby, Jason R., Cook, Gordon T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2011
• Subjects: Greenland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jqs.1518; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fjqs.1518; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jqs.1518

Abstract Pollen‐ and related proxy‐based studies of human–environment interactions during the Norse and later periods within Greenland have primarily involved the investigation of peat, lake and soil deposits, all of which have taphonomic and sampling problems. Many small ponds exist, but they seem...