Garrison Techniques in Archaeological Geology

2. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-319-30232-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 339 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Natural Science in Archaeology

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Garrison, Ervan

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 .           Introduction

2.            The
Geomorphological and Geological Context

3.            Sediments,
Soils and Stratigraphy in Archaeological Geology

4.            Techniques
for Archaeological Sediments & Soils

5.            GEOPHYSICAL
TECHNIQUES FOR ARCHAEOLOGY

6.            Petrography
for Archaeological Geology

7.            Clay Minerals
& Ceramics

8.            Instrumental
Analytical Techniques for Archaeological Geology

9.            Metallic
Minerals, Ores and Metals

10.          Statistics
in Archaeological Geology

11.          Theory and
Practice in Geoarchaeology – A Brief Discussion with Examples

References