Earth Sciences and Archaeology
Earth Sciences and Archaeology brings together contributions from an experienced group of archaeologists and geologists whose common objective is to present thorough and current reviews of the diverse ways in which methods from the earth sciences can contribute to archaeological research. Many areas...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
2001, 2001
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2001 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I. Background
- 1 Quaternary Geoscience In Archaeology
- 2 A Review of Site Formation Processes and Their Relevance to Geoarchaeology
- II. Geomorphological Studies
- 3 Evaluating Causality of Landscape Change: Examples from Alluviation
- 4 Geoarchaeology in Alluvial Landscapes
- 5 A Geomorphological Approach to Reconstructing Archaeological Settlement Patterns Based on Surficial Artifact Distribution: Replacing Humans on the Landscape
- 6 Archaeoseismology: Shaking Out the History of Humans and Earthquakes
- III. Soils, Sediments, and Microstratigraphy
- 7 Use and Analysis of Soils by Archaeologists and Geoscientists: A North American Perspective
- 8 Microfacies Analysis Assisting Archaeological Stratigraphy
- 9 The Soil Micromorphologist as Team Player: A Multianalytical Approach to the Study of European Microstratigraphy
- 10 Buried Artifacts in Sandy Soils: Techniques for Evaluating Pedoturbation versus Sedimentation
- IV. Specific Techniques
- 11 The Role of Petrography in the Study of Archaeological Ceramics
- 12 Microartifacts
- 13 Current Practices in Archaeogeophysics: Magnetics, Resistivity, Conductivity, and Ground-Penetrating Radar
- V. Geochemical Methods
- 14 Beyond 14C Dating: A User’s Guide to Long-Range Dating Methods in Archaeology
- 15 Stable Carbon and Oxygen Isotopes in Soils: Applications for Archaeological Research
- 16 Sourcing Lithic Artifacts by Instrumental Analyses
- VI. A Prehistorian’s Perspective
- 17 A Personal View of Earth Sciences’Contributions to Archaeology