Techniques in Archaeological Geology, 2 edition
Techniques in Archaeological Geology, 2 edition (Natural Science in Archaeology) by Ervan Garrison
English | 2016 | ISBN: 3319302302 | 345 pages | PDF | 14,6 MB
English | 2016 | ISBN: 3319302302 | 345 pages | PDF | 14,6 MB
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.