Geoarchaeology in Action: Studies in Soil Micromorphology and Landscape Evolution - Softcover

French, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415273102 ISBN 13: 9780415273107

Publisher: Routledge, 2002

Synopsis

Geoarchaeology in Action provides much-needed 'hands on' methodologies to assist anyone conducting or studying geoarchaeological investigations on sites and in landscapes, irrespective of date, place and environment. The book sets out the essential features of geoarchaeological practice and geomorphological processes, and is deliberately aimed at the archaeologist as practitioner in the field. It explains the basics - what can be expected, what approaches may be taken, and what outcomes might be forthcoming, and asks what we can reasonably expect a micromorphological approach to archaeological contexts, data and problems to tell us. The twelve case studies are taken from Britain, Europe and the Near East. They illustrate how past landscape change can be discovered and deciphered whether you are primarily a digger, environmentalist or soil micromorphologist. Based on the author's extensive experience of investigating buried and eroded landscapes, the book develops new ways of looking at conventional models of landscape change. With an extensive glossary, bibliography and more than 100 illustrations it will be an essential text and reference tool for students, academics and professionals.

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Review:

'Reveals an astonishing diversity of sequences at the micro-regional scale ... this book is to be highly recommended to landscape historians and prehistorians.' – Landscape History

'This book [is] especially welcome since it is written in a clear and interesting style, accessible to student and field archaeologist alike ... a provocative and intelligent guide to the investigation of past landscapes using geoarchaeology.' – Antiquity

 

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0415273102
• ISBN 13: 9780415273107
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320