Published: Springer, 2008
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1 online resource (xvii, 463 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Contents:
“…-- Summary -- 1.3 History and Theory in Environmental Archaeology -- History -- Theory -- 1.4 Ecological Concepts -- 1.5 The Disciplines of Environmental Archaeology -- 1.6 The Goals of Environmental Archaeology -- Environmental History: Climate, Landscapes, and Biogeography --
Human/environmental
Relationships -- The Evolution of
Human Social Institutions -- Improvements in Methodology -- 1.7 Goals of this Book -- 2 Factors Affecting the Composition of an Assemblage (New Chapter) -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Taphonomy -- 2.3 Archaeological Transformational Processes -- 2.4 Cultural Transformations -- Types of Sites -- Cultural Transformations -- Summary -- 2.5 Systemic Context Transformations -- Abiotic Transformations -- Soil Chemistry -- Climate -- Mechanical Damage (alluvial, coastal, fluvial, aeolian) -- Aerobic Environments -- Biotic Transformations -- Summary -- 2.6 Ethnoarchaeology and Experimental Archaeology -- 2.7 Summary -- 3 Research Designs and Field Methods (New Chapter) -- 3.1 Introduction -- The Role of the Environmental Archaeologist in Field Work -- 3.2 Research Designs -- 3.3 The Importance of Context -- What is a site? …”
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