Pushing the Limits : Palynological Investigations at the Margin of the Greenland Ice Sheet in the Norse Western Settlement

Acknowledgements This research was supported by the Leverhulme Trust under Project Grant 2014-093 (‘Calving glaciers: long-term validation and evidence’). JMLs participation with fieldwork was funded by the Quaternary Research Association (QRA) and the British Society for Geomorphology (BSG). Staff...

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Published in:Environmental Archaeology
Main Authors: Schofield, J. Edward, Pearce, Danni M., Mair, Douglas W.F., Rea, Brice R., Lea, James M., Kamenos, Nicholas A., Schoenrock, Kathryn M., Barr, Iestyn D., Edwards, Kevin J.
Other Authors: University of Aberdeen.Geography & Environment, University of Aberdeen.The North, University of Aberdeen.Energy, University of Aberdeen.Cryosphere and Climate Change Research Group
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2019
Subjects:
Greenland
Norse
Western Settlement
pollen analysis
radiocarbon dating
microscopic charcoal
Landnam
trade
reconstruction
pollen
record
representation
eastern-settlement
end
vegetation
CC Archaeology
Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
Archaeology
Other
2014-093
CC
Ice Sheet
Nuuk
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2164/16267
https://doi.org/10.1080/14614103.2019.1677075
http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85074348693&partnerID=8YFLogxK
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Summary:Acknowledgements This research was supported by the Leverhulme Trust under Project Grant 2014-093 (‘Calving glaciers: long-term validation and evidence’). JMLs participation with fieldwork was funded by the Quaternary Research Association (QRA) and the British Society for Geomorphology (BSG). Staff at the Greenland National Museum and Archives in Nuuk are thanked for granting us permission to conduct fieldwork within Austmannadalen. Audrey Innes, Jenny Johnston and Jamie Bowie provided laboratory and cartographic support. Finally, we thank two anonymous reviewers who provided helpful comments that led to improvements in the manuscript. Peer reviewed

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