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Geoarchaeology : The Earth-science Approach To Archaeological Interpretation
Paperback Edition: 2
This is an indispensable book for all professionals and students interested in the field of geoarchaeology, including those with limited earth-science experience. This second edition builds on the success and innovation of the first edition and includes updates, new concepts and examples, an enhanced bibliography
and many new illustrations. The second edition begins by considering the history and theory of geoarchaeology. Rapp and Hill then move to discussions of soils and environmental interpretations; initial context and site formation; methods of discovery and spatial analyses; estimating time; paleoenvironments, landscapes, and the human past; identifying, analyzing and sourcing raw materials; and, construction, destruction and conservation of sites and materials.
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Pages : 368
Publisher : Yale University Press
Publication date : 2006-06
Subjects: Non-fiction, Humanities, Science And Technology, Anthropology/archaeology, Earth Science, Physical Geography & Topography