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Forest Clearance in Northern Britain during Romano-British Times: Re-addressing the Palynological Evidence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2011

L. Dumayne-Peaty
L. Dumayne-Peaty
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School of Geography, University of Birmingham
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Britannia , Volume 29 , November 1998 , pp. 315 - 322
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Copyright © L. Dumayne-Peaty 1998. Exclusive Licence to Publish: The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies

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