Geoarchaeology : the earth-science approach to archaeological interpretation /

This textbook offers an integrated approach to geoarchaeology (the direct use of geologic concepts, methods and knowledge to solve archaeological problems and interpret archaeological records).

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rapp, George Robert, 1930-
Other Authors: Hill, Christopher L., 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1998.
Subjects:
Archaeology > Methodology.
Archaeological geology.
Archéologie > Méthodologie.
Géoarchéologie.
geoarchaeology.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.
Archaeological geology
Archaeology > Methodology
Geoarchäologie
Geologie.
Archeologie.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Theoretical and Historical Overview
  • 2. Sediments and Soils and the Creation of the Archaeological Record
  • 3. Contexts of Archaeological Record Formation
  • 4. Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions: Humans, Climates, and Ancient Landscapes
  • 5. Raw Materials and Resources
  • 6. Provenance Studies
  • 7. Estimating Age in the Archaeological Record
  • 8. Geologic Mapping, Remote Sensing, and Surveying
  • 9. Construction, Destruction, Site Preservation, and Conservation
  • App. Geologic Time Divisions.

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