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Geoarchaeology : the earth-science approach to archaeological interpretation
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Geoarchaeology : the earth-science approach to archaeological interpretation

Author: George Robert Rapp; Christopher L Hill
Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1998.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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This textbook offers an integrated approach to geoarchaeology (the direct use of geologic concepts, methods and knowledge to solve archaeological problems and interpret archaeological records).
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: George Robert Rapp; Christopher L Hill
ISBN: 0300070756 9780300070750 0300070764 9780300070767
OCLC Number: 36857400
Description: xiii, 274 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Contents: 1. Theoretical and Historical Overview --
2. Sediments and Soils and the Creation of the Archaeological Record --
3. Contexts of Archaeological Record Formation --
4. Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions: Humans, Climates, and Ancient Landscapes --
5. Raw Materials and Resources --
6. Provenance Studies --
7. Estimating Age in the Archaeological Record --
8. Geologic Mapping, Remote Sensing, and Surveying --
9. Construction, Destruction, Site Preservation, and Conservation --
App. Geologic Time Divisions.
Responsibility: George (Rip) Rapp, Jr. and Christopher L. Hill.

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