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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818589003321

Titolo

Environmental archaeology : theoretical and practical approaches / / Nick Branch ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Hodder Arnold

New York, : Distributed in the United States of America by Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

1-282-66716-5

9786612667169

1-4441-1926-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 240 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

Key issues in environmental change

Altri autori (Persone)

BranchNick

Disciplina

930.1

Soggetti

Environmental archaeology

Archeologie de l'environnement

Paleobiogeographie

Geoarcheologie

Geochronometrie

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

ch. 1. Introduction to environmental archaeology -- ch. 2. Defining the context: integrated approaches to stratigraphy -- ch. 3. Bioarchaeology: analysing plant and animal remains -- ch. 4. Dating and numerical analysis: the age and significance of environmental evidence -- ch. 5. Integrated studies in environmental archaeology.

Sommario/riassunto

Outlines and assesses the various methods used to reconstruct and explain the past interaction between people and their environment