Soils in Archaeological Research (Hardcover)

Soils, invaluable indicators of the nature and history of the physical and human landscape, have strongly influenced the cultural record left to archaeologists. Not only are they primary reservoirs for artifacts, they often encase entire sites. And soil-forming processes in themselves are an important component of site formation, influencing which artifacts, features, and environmental indicators (floral, faunal, and geological) will be destroyed and to what extent and which will be preserved and how well. In this book, Holliday will address each of these issues in terms of fundamentals as well as in field case histories from all over the world. The focus will be on principles of soil geomorphology, soil stratigraphy, and soil chemistry and their applications in archaeological research.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2004
First published:	August 2004
Authors:	Vance T. Holliday (Professor of Anthropology and Geosciences)
Dimensions:	244 x 158 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	464
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-514965-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeological methodology & techniques Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > Soil science, sedimentology Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > Stratigraphy Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > Geological surface processes (geomorphology) > General
LSN:	0-19-514965-3
Barcode:	9780195149654

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