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Geoarchaeology : the earth-science approach to archaeological interpretation /

By: Rapp, George Robert, 1930-.
Contributor(s): Hill, Christopher L, 1959-.
Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2006Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xv, 339 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.Content type: text | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0300109660 (paperbound : alk. paper); 9780300109665:; 9780300109665.Subject(s): Archaeology -- Methodology | Archaeological geologyDDC classification: 930.10285
Contents:
Theory and history -- Sediments, soils, and environmental interpretations -- Initial context and site formation -- Methods of discovery and spatial analyses -- Estimating time -- Paleoenvironmental reconstructions : landscapes and the human past -- Raw materials and resources -- Sourcing (provenance) -- Construction, destruction, archaeological resource preservation, and conservation.
Summary: Considering the history and theory of geoarchaeology, this book discusses soils and environmental interpretations; initial context and site formation; methods of discovery and spatial analyses; estimating time; and others. It is for all professionals and students interested in the field of geoarchaeology.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-318) and indexes.

Theory and history -- Sediments, soils, and environmental interpretations -- Initial context and site formation -- Methods of discovery and spatial analyses -- Estimating time -- Paleoenvironmental reconstructions : landscapes and the human past -- Raw materials and resources -- Sourcing (provenance) -- Construction, destruction, archaeological resource preservation, and conservation.

Considering the history and theory of geoarchaeology, this book discusses soils and environmental interpretations; initial context and site formation; methods of discovery and spatial analyses; estimating time; and others. It is for all professionals and students interested in the field of geoarchaeology.

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