Archaeological Sediments and Soils: Analysis, Interpretation and Management

ISBN-13: 9780905853314 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 258 str.

Anthony J. Barham; Richard I. MacPhail

Opis

A collection of papers focusing on the links between archaeology and the study of geological sediments and soils.

Spis treści

Part I; Chapter 1 Recent advances in micromorphological interpretations of soils and sediments from archaeological sites, Richard I. Macphail, Paul Goldberg; Chapter 2 Soil micromorphological data from traditional and experimental agriculture, Anne Gebhardt; Chapter 3 Micromorphological characterisation and interpretation of occupation deposits and microstratigraphic sequences at Abu Salabikh, Southern Iraq, Wendy Matthews; Part II; Chapter 4 Soil analysis and archaeological site formation studies, Timothy A. Quine; Chapter 5 Studies of lithostratigraphy and lithofacies: a selective review of research developments in the last decade and their applications to geoarchaeology, David D. Gilbertson; Chapter 6 Methodological approaches to archaeological context recording: X-radiography as an example of a supportive recording, assessment and interpretive technique, Anthony J. Barham; Chapter 7 A mixed-method approach to geoarchaeological analysis, Matthew Canti; Chapter 8 Plant macrofossil analysis from lake cores: an example from Polynesia, Jon G. Hather, Joanna C. Ellison; Part III; Chapter 9 Archaeology and the river environment in Britain: a prospective review, Mark G. Macklin; Chapter 10 Important Quaternary Palaeolithic sites in Britain: their investigation and conservation, David R. Bridgland;

O autorze

Anthony J Barham, Richard I Macphail