Author : Ervan Garrison
Release : 2016-05-18
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 329/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Techniques in Archaeological Geology by : Ervan Garrison
Download or read book Techniques in Archaeological Geology written by Ervan Garrison. This book was released on 2016-05-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.