Soils in archaeological research /

Soils, invaluable indicators of the nature and history of the physical and human landscape, have strongly influenced the cultural record left to archaeologists. Not only are they primary reservoirs for artifacts, they often encase entire sites. And soil-forming processes in themselves are an import...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Holliday, Vance T.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York : Oxford University Press, c2004.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
Soils, invaluable indicators of the nature and history of the physical and human landscape, have strongly influenced the cultural record left to archaeologists. Not only are they primary reservoirs for artifacts, they often encase entire sites. And soil-forming processes in themselves are an important component of site formation, influencing which artifacts, features, and environmental indicators (floral, faunal, and geological) will be destroyed and to what extent and which will be preserved and how well. In this book, Holliday will address each of these issues in terms of fundamentals as well as in field case histories from all over the world. The focus will be on principles of soil geomorphology , soil stratigraphy, and soil chemistry and their applications in archaeological research.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xiv, 448 pages) : illustrations
Anmerkungen:
Previously issued in print: 2004.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-415) and index.
ISBN:
0-19-756187-X
0-19-988208-8
1-280-48203-6
1-4237-6151-0
0-19-534881-8
1-4337-0113-8
Schlagworte:
Soil science in archaeology.
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