Geoarchaeology : earth science and the past : [papers] /

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Geoarchaeology : the earth-science approach to archaeological interpretation / by Rapp, George Robert, 1930-

Table of Contents: “…THEORETICAL AND HISTORICAL OVERVIEW: The domain of geoarchaeology -- A history of the interaction between Earth sciences and archaeology -- SEDIMENTS AND SOILS AND THE CREATION OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORD: Sediments -- Classification of sedimentation products -- Soils and buried soils -- Inferring environments from physical and chemical parameters -- CONTEXTS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORD FORMATION: Stages of site formation -- Initial landscapes and original occupation -- Sedimentary settings -- Postdepositional processes -- PALEOENVIRONMENTAL RECONSTRUCTIONS: HUMANS, CLIMATES, AND ANCIENT LANDSCAPES: Lake Records and Geoecology -- Inferring environmental change -- Ecology and landscape change -- Plant remains as clues to environmental and climatic change -- Animal remains as clues to environmental conditions -- Other ecological accumulations -- Isotopes and chemical ratios as environmental indicators -- Environmental change and archaeological interpretation -- Microclimates -- RAW MATERIALS AND RESOURCES: Minerals -- Metals and ores -- Rocks -- Shells -- Clays -- Building materials -- Other materials -- Rock and mineral recovery -- Water -- PROVENANCE STUDIES: Geologic deposits -- Materials used in geologic sourcing -- Methods used in geologic sourcing -- ESTIMATING AGE IN THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORD: Stratigraphy -- Dating techniques based on animal and plant remains -- Dating techniques based on chemical accumulation -- Temperature-affected dating -- Radiometric dating -- Radiation dating -- Dating exposed surfaces -- GEOLOGIC MAPPING, REMOTE SENSING, AND SURVEYING: Geologic maps and mapping -- Remote sensing -- Core drilling -- Geochemical prospecting and analysis -- geographic information systems -- The complexitites of scale -- CONSTRUCTION, DESTRUCTION, SITE PRESERVATION, AND CONSERVATION: Ancient geotechnology -- Construction -- Excavation -- Natural burial of sites -- Destruction -- Site preservation -- Conservation -- The future.…”


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Geoarchaeology : the earth-science approach to archaeological interpretation / by Rapp, George Robert, 1930-, Hill, Christopher L., 1959-

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Geoarchaeology : exploration, environments, resources /

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Alluvial geoarchaeology : floodplain archaeology and environmental change / by Brown, A. G.

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Principles of geoarchaeology : a North American perspective / by Waters, Michael R.

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Geoarchaeology in action : studies in soil micromorphology and landscape evolution / by French, C. A. I. (Charles A. I.)

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Digital geoarchaeology : new techniques for interdisciplinary human-environmental research /

Table of Contents: “…Digital geoarchaeology : bridging the gap between archaeology, geosciences and computer sciences /…”


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Principles of geoarchaeology : a North American perspective / by Waters, Michael R.

Table of Contents: “…Geoarchaeology -- Geoarchaeological Foundations -- Alluvial Environments -- Eolian Environments -- Springs, Lakes, Rockshelters, and Other Terrestrial Environments -- Coastal Environments -- The Postburial Disturbance of Archaeological Site Contexts -- Geoarchaeological Research.…”


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Practical and theoretical geoarchaeology / by Goldberg, Paul

Table of Contents: “…14 Applications of geoarchaeology to forensic science -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Soils and clandestine graves -- 14.3 Provenancing and obtaining geoarchaeological information from crime scenes -- 14.4 Other potential methods -- 14.5 Practical approaches to forensic soil sampling and potential for soil micromorphology -- 14.6 Conclusions -- Part III Field and Laboratory Methods, Data, and Reporting -- 15 Field-based methods -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Regional-scale methods -- 15.3 Shallow geophysical methods -- 15.4 Coring and trenching techniques -- 15.5 Describing sections: soils and sediments in the field -- 15.6 Collecting samples -- 15.7 Sample and data correlation -- 15.8 Conclusions -- 16 Laboratory techniques -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 Physical techniques -- 16.3 Soil characterisation -- Phosphate analysis -- 16.4 Magnetic susceptibility -- 16.5 Sourcing -- 16.6 Microscopic methods and mineralogy -- Soil micromorphology -- Fluorescence microscopy -- Image analysis -- Heavy minerals -- Scanning Electron Microscope -- 16.7 Conclusions -- 17 Reporting and publishing -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 Management of sites and reporting -- 17.3 Fieldwork and assessment/evaluation reporting -- 17.4 Postexcavation reporting and publication -- 17.5 Site interpretation -- 17.6 Conclusions -- Box 17.1 How to write a report -- Box 17.2 Reporting: London Guildhall -- 18 Concluding remarks and the geoarchaeological future.…”


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Geoarchaeology in the Great Plains /

Table of Contents: “…Historical Perspective on the Geoarchaeology of the Southern High Plains /…”


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Geoarchaeological data recovery : East Terrace site (21BN6) and Gardner site (21SN14), Benton and Stearns Counties, Minnesota /

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Quaternary environments and geoarchaeology of India : essays in honour of Professor S.N. Rajaguru

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Geoarchaeology, climate change, and sustainability /

Table of Contents: “…Geoarchaeology, climate change, sustainability : a Mediterranean perspective /…”


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Geoarchaeology of the landscapes of classical antiquity = Géoarchéologie des paysages de l'antiquité classique : international colloquium Ghent, 23-24 October 1998 = colloque international Gand, 23-24 octobre 1998 /

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The geoarchaeology of Whitewater Draw, Arizona / by Waters, Michael R.

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Geoarchaeology : earth science and the past /

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Reconstructing human-landscape interactions

Table of Contents: “…Prologue: the organization, development, and future of geoarchaeology /…”


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Paleoindian geoarchaeology of the southern High Plains / by Holliday, Vance T.

Table of Contents: “…Paleoindian studies, geoarchaeology, and the southern High Plains -- History of paleoindian research on the southern High Plains -- Stratigraphy, soils, and geochronology of paleoindian sites -- Regional comparisons -- Discussion and conclusions.…”


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Geoarchaeology of the Hiran Valley, Saurashtra, India / by Marathe, Ashok, R.

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