Report on the arthropod remains in four samples from the Gent rubbish dump

<p>In this report the results of a study of arthropod remains found in four samples from only a few decades old are presented. The methods of extraction and interpretation used are those developed for the study of archaeological arthropod remains. A total of four samples from the rubbish dump was studied to analyse the arthropod remains. The samples were taken from deposits which could roughly be dated to the 1950’s, the 1960’s, the early 1970’s and the late 1970’s and they varied in size between nearly 700 grammes and almost one and a half kilogram.</p>