Soils in Archaeological Research
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 22 April 2004
- ISBN 9780195149654
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages464 pages
- Size 242x163x27 mm
- Weight 767 g
- Language English
- Illustrations numerous, halftones figures & tables 0
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Short description:
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.
MoreLong description:
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.
The volume is well written and illustrated and includes extensive, current bibliography concentrating on, as the title would suggest, archeological applications. This excellent text is suitable for classes at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and as a general reference for field archeologists. While nonspecialists will find the reading stif going, professionals ouside archeology in the general area of earth sciences will find it a valuable survey of one area of their larger, more general interest.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Terminology and Methodology
Conceptual Approaches to Pedogenesis
Soil Surveys and Archaeology
Soil Stratigraphy
Soil-Stratigraphy in Geoarchaeological Contexts
Soils and Time
Soils and Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions
Soils and Landscape Evolution
Soil Genesis and Site Formation Processes
Human Impacts on Soils
Appendix 1. Variations on U.S.D.A Field Nomenclature
Appendix 2. Soil Phosphorus: Chemistry, Analytical Methods, and Chronosequences
Appendix 3. Variability of Soil Laboratory Procedures and Results
