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Practical and Theoretical Geoarchaeology provides an invaluable overview of geoarchaeology and how it can be used effectively in the study of archaeological sites and contexts. Taking a pragmatic and functional approach, this book presents:a fundamental, broad-based perspective of the essentials of modern geoarchaeology in order to demonstrate the breadth of the approaches and the depth of the problems that it can tackle. the rapid advances made in the area in recent years, but also gives the reader a firm grasp of conventional approaches. covers traditional topics with the emphasis on landscapes, as well as anthropogenic site formation processes and their investigation. provides guidelines for the presentation of field and laboratory methods and the reporting of geoarchaeological results. essential reading for archaeology undergraduate and graduate students, practicing archaeologists and geoscientists who need to understand and apply geoarchaeological methodologies.

Índice: Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I Traditional Geoarchaeology 1. Sediments 2. Stratigraphy 3. Soils 4. Hydrological Systems I: slopes and slope deposits 5. Hydrological Systems II: rivers, lakes, and wetland 6. Aeolian settings and geoarchaeological environments 7. Coasts 8. Caves and rockshelters Part II Nontraditional Geoarchaeological Approaches 9. Human impact on landscape: forest clearance, soil modifications, and cultivation 10. Occupation deposits I: concepts and aspects of cultural deposits 11. Occupation deposits II: examples from the Near East, North America, and Europe 12. Experimental... Etc.