Soils in Archaeological Research

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.


Author: Vance T. Holliday
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 08/19/2004
Pages: 464
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.69lbs
Size: 9.52h x 6.42w x 1.07d
ISBN: 9780195149654

Review Citation(s):
Choice 04/01/2005 pg. 1439

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