Practical and theoretical geoarchaeology [[electronic resource] /] / Paul Goldberg and Richard I. Macphail
| Practical and theoretical geoarchaeology [[electronic resource] /] / Paul Goldberg and Richard I. Macphail |
| Autore | Goldberg Paul |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Publishing, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (478 p.) |
| Disciplina |
930.1/028
930.1028 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MacphailRichard |
| Soggetto topico | Archaeological geology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-118-68818-X
1-282-37119-3 9786612371196 1-4443-1225-1 |
| Classificazione | 15.31 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Practical and Theoretical Geoarchaeology; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I Regional scale geoarchaeology; 1 Sediments; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Types of sediments; 1.3 Conclusions: sediments versus soils; 2 Stratigraphy; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Stratigraphy and stratigraphic principles; Box 2.1 Facies and stratigraphy: The Paleoindian-Archaic site of Wilson-Leonard, Texas; 2.3 Facies and microfacies; 2.4 Correlation; 2.5 Keeping track: the Harris Matrix; 2.6 Conclusions; 3 Soils; 3.1 Introduction
Box 3.1 The Five Factors of Soil Formation and Bronze Age Brean Down, United Kingdom3.2 Soil profiles and soil properties; 3.3 The five soil forming factors; Box 3.2 Cold Climate Soils; 3.4 Important soil forming processes; 3.5 Conclusions; 4 Hydrological systems I: slopes and slope deposits; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Water movement on slopes; 4.3 Erosion, movement, and deposition on slopes; 4.4 Conclusions; 5 Hydrological systems II: rivers and lakes; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Stream erosion, transport, and deposition; 5.3 Stream deposits and channel patterns; 5.4 Floodplains; 5.5 Stream terraces Box 5.1 Upper and Middle Palaeolithic sites of Nahal Zin, Central Negev, Israel5.6 Lakes; 5.7 Conclusions; 6 Aeolian settings and geoarchaeological environments; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Sandy aeolian terrains; Box 6.1: Aeolian features in desert environments1; 6.3 Examples of sites in dune contexts; 6.4 Bioturbation in sandy terrains; 6.5 Fine grained aeolian deposits; 6.6 Conclusions; 7 Coasts; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Palaeo sea shores and palaeo coastal deposits; Box 7.1 Boxgrove (United Kingdom) - the marine and salt marsh sequence Box 7.2 Drowned coasts of Essex and the River Severn, United Kingdom7.3 Conclusions; 8 Caves and rockshelters; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Formation of caves and rockshelters; 8.3 Cave deposits and processes; Box 8.1 Kebara Cave, Israel; 8.4 Environmental reconstruction; 8.5 Conclusions; Part II Nontraditional geoarchaeological approaches; 9 Human impact on landscape: forest clearance, soil modifications, and cultivation; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Forest clearance and soil changes (amelioration, deterioration, and disturbance); 9.3 Forest and woodland clearance features; 9.4 Cultivation and manuring Box 9.1 Cultivation at Late Roman/Saxon Oakley, Suffolk, United Kingdom9.5 Landscape effects; 9.6 Conclusions; 10 Occupation deposits I: concepts and aspects of cultural deposits; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Concepts and aspects of occupation deposits; 10.3 Stratigraphic sequences as material culture; concepts and uses of space; 10.4 Time and scale; 10.5 Settlement-landscape interrelationships; 10.6 Origin and predepositional history of occupation deposits; 10.7 Depositional history; 10.8 Postdepositional modifications; 10.9 Conclusions 11 Occupation deposits II: examples from the Near East, North America, and Europe |
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| Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Publishing, 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Practical and theoretical geoarchaeology [[electronic resource] /] / Paul Goldberg and Richard I. Macphail
| Practical and theoretical geoarchaeology [[electronic resource] /] / Paul Goldberg and Richard I. Macphail |
| Autore | Goldberg Paul |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Publishing, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (478 p.) |
| Disciplina |
930.1/028
930.1028 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MacphailRichard |
| Soggetto topico | Archaeological geology |
| ISBN |
1-118-68818-X
1-282-37119-3 9786612371196 1-4443-1225-1 |
| Classificazione | 15.31 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Practical and Theoretical Geoarchaeology; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I Regional scale geoarchaeology; 1 Sediments; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Types of sediments; 1.3 Conclusions: sediments versus soils; 2 Stratigraphy; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Stratigraphy and stratigraphic principles; Box 2.1 Facies and stratigraphy: The Paleoindian-Archaic site of Wilson-Leonard, Texas; 2.3 Facies and microfacies; 2.4 Correlation; 2.5 Keeping track: the Harris Matrix; 2.6 Conclusions; 3 Soils; 3.1 Introduction
Box 3.1 The Five Factors of Soil Formation and Bronze Age Brean Down, United Kingdom3.2 Soil profiles and soil properties; 3.3 The five soil forming factors; Box 3.2 Cold Climate Soils; 3.4 Important soil forming processes; 3.5 Conclusions; 4 Hydrological systems I: slopes and slope deposits; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Water movement on slopes; 4.3 Erosion, movement, and deposition on slopes; 4.4 Conclusions; 5 Hydrological systems II: rivers and lakes; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Stream erosion, transport, and deposition; 5.3 Stream deposits and channel patterns; 5.4 Floodplains; 5.5 Stream terraces Box 5.1 Upper and Middle Palaeolithic sites of Nahal Zin, Central Negev, Israel5.6 Lakes; 5.7 Conclusions; 6 Aeolian settings and geoarchaeological environments; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Sandy aeolian terrains; Box 6.1: Aeolian features in desert environments1; 6.3 Examples of sites in dune contexts; 6.4 Bioturbation in sandy terrains; 6.5 Fine grained aeolian deposits; 6.6 Conclusions; 7 Coasts; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Palaeo sea shores and palaeo coastal deposits; Box 7.1 Boxgrove (United Kingdom) - the marine and salt marsh sequence Box 7.2 Drowned coasts of Essex and the River Severn, United Kingdom7.3 Conclusions; 8 Caves and rockshelters; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Formation of caves and rockshelters; 8.3 Cave deposits and processes; Box 8.1 Kebara Cave, Israel; 8.4 Environmental reconstruction; 8.5 Conclusions; Part II Nontraditional geoarchaeological approaches; 9 Human impact on landscape: forest clearance, soil modifications, and cultivation; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Forest clearance and soil changes (amelioration, deterioration, and disturbance); 9.3 Forest and woodland clearance features; 9.4 Cultivation and manuring Box 9.1 Cultivation at Late Roman/Saxon Oakley, Suffolk, United Kingdom9.5 Landscape effects; 9.6 Conclusions; 10 Occupation deposits I: concepts and aspects of cultural deposits; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Concepts and aspects of occupation deposits; 10.3 Stratigraphic sequences as material culture; concepts and uses of space; 10.4 Time and scale; 10.5 Settlement-landscape interrelationships; 10.6 Origin and predepositional history of occupation deposits; 10.7 Depositional history; 10.8 Postdepositional modifications; 10.9 Conclusions 11 Occupation deposits II: examples from the Near East, North America, and Europe |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996214685403316 |
Goldberg Paul
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| Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Publishing, 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Practical and theoretical geoarchaeology [[electronic resource] /] / Paul Goldberg and Richard I. Macphail
| Practical and theoretical geoarchaeology [[electronic resource] /] / Paul Goldberg and Richard I. Macphail |
| Autore | Goldberg Paul |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Publishing, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (478 p.) |
| Disciplina |
930.1/028
930.1028 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MacphailRichard |
| Soggetto topico | Archaeological geology |
| ISBN |
1-118-68818-X
1-282-37119-3 9786612371196 1-4443-1225-1 |
| Classificazione | 15.31 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Practical and Theoretical Geoarchaeology; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I Regional scale geoarchaeology; 1 Sediments; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Types of sediments; 1.3 Conclusions: sediments versus soils; 2 Stratigraphy; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Stratigraphy and stratigraphic principles; Box 2.1 Facies and stratigraphy: The Paleoindian-Archaic site of Wilson-Leonard, Texas; 2.3 Facies and microfacies; 2.4 Correlation; 2.5 Keeping track: the Harris Matrix; 2.6 Conclusions; 3 Soils; 3.1 Introduction
Box 3.1 The Five Factors of Soil Formation and Bronze Age Brean Down, United Kingdom3.2 Soil profiles and soil properties; 3.3 The five soil forming factors; Box 3.2 Cold Climate Soils; 3.4 Important soil forming processes; 3.5 Conclusions; 4 Hydrological systems I: slopes and slope deposits; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Water movement on slopes; 4.3 Erosion, movement, and deposition on slopes; 4.4 Conclusions; 5 Hydrological systems II: rivers and lakes; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Stream erosion, transport, and deposition; 5.3 Stream deposits and channel patterns; 5.4 Floodplains; 5.5 Stream terraces Box 5.1 Upper and Middle Palaeolithic sites of Nahal Zin, Central Negev, Israel5.6 Lakes; 5.7 Conclusions; 6 Aeolian settings and geoarchaeological environments; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Sandy aeolian terrains; Box 6.1: Aeolian features in desert environments1; 6.3 Examples of sites in dune contexts; 6.4 Bioturbation in sandy terrains; 6.5 Fine grained aeolian deposits; 6.6 Conclusions; 7 Coasts; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Palaeo sea shores and palaeo coastal deposits; Box 7.1 Boxgrove (United Kingdom) - the marine and salt marsh sequence Box 7.2 Drowned coasts of Essex and the River Severn, United Kingdom7.3 Conclusions; 8 Caves and rockshelters; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Formation of caves and rockshelters; 8.3 Cave deposits and processes; Box 8.1 Kebara Cave, Israel; 8.4 Environmental reconstruction; 8.5 Conclusions; Part II Nontraditional geoarchaeological approaches; 9 Human impact on landscape: forest clearance, soil modifications, and cultivation; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Forest clearance and soil changes (amelioration, deterioration, and disturbance); 9.3 Forest and woodland clearance features; 9.4 Cultivation and manuring Box 9.1 Cultivation at Late Roman/Saxon Oakley, Suffolk, United Kingdom9.5 Landscape effects; 9.6 Conclusions; 10 Occupation deposits I: concepts and aspects of cultural deposits; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Concepts and aspects of occupation deposits; 10.3 Stratigraphic sequences as material culture; concepts and uses of space; 10.4 Time and scale; 10.5 Settlement-landscape interrelationships; 10.6 Origin and predepositional history of occupation deposits; 10.7 Depositional history; 10.8 Postdepositional modifications; 10.9 Conclusions 11 Occupation deposits II: examples from the Near East, North America, and Europe |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910831086903321 |
Goldberg Paul
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| Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Publishing, 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Practical and theoretical geoarchaeology / / Paul Goldberg and Richard I. Macphail
| Practical and theoretical geoarchaeology / / Paul Goldberg and Richard I. Macphail |
| Autore | Goldberg Paul |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Publishing, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (478 p.) |
| Disciplina | 930.1/028 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MacphailRichard |
| Soggetto topico | Archaeological geology |
| ISBN |
9786612371196
9781118688182 111868818X 9781282371194 1282371193 9781444312256 1444312251 |
| Classificazione | 15.31 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Practical and Theoretical Geoarchaeology; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I Regional scale geoarchaeology; 1 Sediments; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Types of sediments; 1.3 Conclusions: sediments versus soils; 2 Stratigraphy; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Stratigraphy and stratigraphic principles; Box 2.1 Facies and stratigraphy: The Paleoindian-Archaic site of Wilson-Leonard, Texas; 2.3 Facies and microfacies; 2.4 Correlation; 2.5 Keeping track: the Harris Matrix; 2.6 Conclusions; 3 Soils; 3.1 Introduction
Box 3.1 The Five Factors of Soil Formation and Bronze Age Brean Down, United Kingdom3.2 Soil profiles and soil properties; 3.3 The five soil forming factors; Box 3.2 Cold Climate Soils; 3.4 Important soil forming processes; 3.5 Conclusions; 4 Hydrological systems I: slopes and slope deposits; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Water movement on slopes; 4.3 Erosion, movement, and deposition on slopes; 4.4 Conclusions; 5 Hydrological systems II: rivers and lakes; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Stream erosion, transport, and deposition; 5.3 Stream deposits and channel patterns; 5.4 Floodplains; 5.5 Stream terraces Box 5.1 Upper and Middle Palaeolithic sites of Nahal Zin, Central Negev, Israel5.6 Lakes; 5.7 Conclusions; 6 Aeolian settings and geoarchaeological environments; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Sandy aeolian terrains; Box 6.1: Aeolian features in desert environments1; 6.3 Examples of sites in dune contexts; 6.4 Bioturbation in sandy terrains; 6.5 Fine grained aeolian deposits; 6.6 Conclusions; 7 Coasts; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Palaeo sea shores and palaeo coastal deposits; Box 7.1 Boxgrove (United Kingdom) - the marine and salt marsh sequence Box 7.2 Drowned coasts of Essex and the River Severn, United Kingdom7.3 Conclusions; 8 Caves and rockshelters; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Formation of caves and rockshelters; 8.3 Cave deposits and processes; Box 8.1 Kebara Cave, Israel; 8.4 Environmental reconstruction; 8.5 Conclusions; Part II Nontraditional geoarchaeological approaches; 9 Human impact on landscape: forest clearance, soil modifications, and cultivation; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Forest clearance and soil changes (amelioration, deterioration, and disturbance); 9.3 Forest and woodland clearance features; 9.4 Cultivation and manuring Box 9.1 Cultivation at Late Roman/Saxon Oakley, Suffolk, United Kingdom9.5 Landscape effects; 9.6 Conclusions; 10 Occupation deposits I: concepts and aspects of cultural deposits; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Concepts and aspects of occupation deposits; 10.3 Stratigraphic sequences as material culture; concepts and uses of space; 10.4 Time and scale; 10.5 Settlement-landscape interrelationships; 10.6 Origin and predepositional history of occupation deposits; 10.7 Depositional history; 10.8 Postdepositional modifications; 10.9 Conclusions 11 Occupation deposits II: examples from the Near East, North America, and Europe |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911020365903321 |
Goldberg Paul
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| Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Publishing, 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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