The Geologic Relations of the Human Relics of Lansing, Kansas: With an Editorial on the Antiquity of Man in America, and a Review on Kakabikansing (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Name: The Geologic Relations of the Human Relics of Lansing, Kansas: With an Editorial on the Antiquity of Man in America, and a Review on Kakabikansing (Classic Reprint)
Author: Thomas Chrowder Chamberlain
ISBN: 9780265752241

Thomas Chrowder Chamberlain

9780265752241: The Geologic Relations of the Human Relics of Lansing, Kansas: With an Editorial on the Antiquity of Man in America, and a Review on Kakabikansing (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0265752248 ISBN 13: 9780265752241

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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New insights into the Lansing relics and the Missouri river’s shifting bottom

This book presents a careful study of how river action and loess deposits interact with ancient relics. It explains how scour and fill reshape river bottoms and how this history influences where relics are found today. The narrative stays grounded in observed evidence and maps a method for interpreting complex deposits without overreaching.

Learn how geologists distinguish loess-like silt from other materials and what that means for relic dating
See how river reworking can move and bury objects in ways that look surprising at first glance
Explore how cross-sections and field notes build a picture of past landscapes and their change over time
Understand the limits of interpretation when the record is incomplete, yet still informative

Ideal for readers interested in geology, river processes, and the challenges of interpreting ancient sites with limited evidence.

Ideal for readers of geology, geography, and earth history who want a detailed look at how natural forces shape relic finds over millennia.

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