Techniques In Archaeological Geology, 2 Edition
by Ervan Garrison /
2013 / English / PDF
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This 2nd edition is a survey level review of key areas of archaeological geology/geoarchaeology. Principal subject areas include:
historical principles
archaeologic and geomorphic surfaces and landforms types
sediments and sediment analytic methods
archaeological stoney materials - petrographic and mineralogic attributes
ceramic materials - mineralogic composition and analytic methods
geochemical methods useful in archaeological geology - studies of materials
commonly used geochronological methods for archaeological geology.
Contributions to paleoecology, paleoclimate and ancient cultures as well as multivariate ICP and EDX data are now included.