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style zones
[Ge].
[Ge].
An area within which artefacts or designs of a particular
STYLE
are commonly found. Often used to describe the areas within which distinctive kinds of pottery were circulating.
STYLE
are commonly found. Often used to describe the areas within which distinctive kinds of pottery were circulating.
stylistic type
[De].
[De].
Type based on stylistic distinctions.
stylobate
[Ge].
[Ge].
A continuous foundation supporting a row or rows of columns.
stylus
[Ar].
[Ar].
A writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on wax-covered tablets and a blunt end for obliterating them.
sub-assemblage
[De].
[De].
Association of artefacts denoting a particular form of prehistoric activity practised by a group of people.
Sub-Atlantic Phase
[Ge].
[Ge].
A biostratigraphic subdivision of the
FLANDRIAN STAGE
in which conditions were colder and wetter than in the preceding
SUB-BOREAL
. Godwin's
POLLEN ZONE
VIII corresponds to the start of the Sub-Atlantic in Britain and is marked in southern England at least by the appearance of beech and hornbeam. The Sub-Atlantic generally spans the period
c.
500 bc down to the present day in northern Europe.
FLANDRIAN STAGE
in which conditions were colder and wetter than in the preceding
SUB-BOREAL
. Godwin's
POLLEN ZONE
VIII corresponds to the start of the Sub-Atlantic in Britain and is marked in southern England at least by the appearance of beech and hornbeam. The Sub-Atlantic generally spans the period
c.
500 bc down to the present day in northern Europe.
Sub-Boreal Phase
[Ge].
[Ge].
A biostratigraphic subdivision of the
FLANDRIAN STAGE
in which conditions were warm and dry compared with the preceding
ATLANTIC
period. Godwin's
POLLEN ZONE
VII corresponds with the Sub-Boreal in Britain, marked by the
ELM DECLINE
and the main human impact on the post-glacial forests in the later 5th and 4th millennia
bc
. The Sub-Boreal generally spans the period from
c.
3000 bc down to
c.
500 bc in northern Europe.
FLANDRIAN STAGE
in which conditions were warm and dry compared with the preceding
ATLANTIC
period. Godwin's
POLLEN ZONE
VII corresponds with the Sub-Boreal in Britain, marked by the
ELM DECLINE
and the main human impact on the post-glacial forests in the later 5th and 4th millennia
bc
. The Sub-Boreal generally spans the period from
c.
3000 bc down to
c.
500 bc in northern Europe.
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