Franchthi Paralia

The Sediments, Stratigraphy, and Offshore Investigations, Fascicle 6, Excavations at Franchthi Cave, Greece

AvTony J. Wilkinson,Susan T. Duhon

Häftad, Engelska, 1991

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Beskrivning

" . . . an interesting and valuable contribution to geoarchaeology." —GeoarchaeologyThe geomorphology of Franchthi paralia; soil profiles; classification of sediments; stratigraphic succession; submarine sediments; holocene environment of the Argolid; and more.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1991-08-22
Mått:229 x 279 x undefined mm
Vikt:708 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Excavations at Franchthi Cave, Greece
Antal sidor:208
Förlag:Indiana University Press
ISBN:9780253319784

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Innehållsförteckning

Foreword (T.W. Jacobsen)PrefaceA Note of TerminologyPart I The Onshore InvestigationsChapter One/Geomorphology of Franchthi Paralia/The Limestone Outcrop/The Debris Slopes/Deposits of the Modern Debris Slopes/The Formation of the Paralia EmbaymentChapter Two/Soil Profiles through Selected Sedimentary Sequences/Soil ProfilesChapter Three/Classification of the Excavated Sediments/Class A: Stony Red Colluvium/Class B: Lower Gravelly Loam/Class C: Stone-free Silt Loam/Class D: Red-hued Sediments with Serpentinites (Upper Reds)/Class E: Dark Gray Stony Clay Loams/Class F: Upper Stony Loam and Class G: Talus Accumulation/Class H: Leight Gray Silt Loam/Class J: Fills of Cut Features and Disturbances/Class K: TopsoilChapter Four/Processes of Deposition of Selected Sediment Clases/Free Talus Movement/Impeded Talus Movement/Addition of Cultural Debris/Post-depositional Alteration of Archaeological SedimentsChapter Five/The Stratigraphic Succession/Summary of Stratigraphic SequenceChapter Six/Discussion and Conclusions/General Discussion of the Paralia Sediments/The Chronological Development of Sedimentary Deposits/Maximum Extent of the Paralia SettlementPart II The Offshore InvestigationsChapter Seven/Analysis of Submarine Sediments Off Franchthi Cave (John A Gifford)/Introduction/Methodology/Laboratory Analyses (with reports by J.M. Hansen and D.S. Reese)/General Discussion and ConclusionsChapter Eight/Holocene Environemtn of the Southern Argolid: A Pollen Core from Kiladha Bay (Sytze Bottema)/Introduction/Core Location, Geography, Climate, and Vegetation/Melacology/Dating/Methods/Discussion of the Kiladha Pollen Diagram/Comparison of the Kiladha Diagram with Other Palaeobotanical Information from Greece/Environmental Changes and Human Habitation in the Southern Argolid at the End of the Fourth Millennium B.P.Appendixes The Onshore Investigations: Supporting DataAppendix A The Stratigraphic Contexts of the Paralia WallsAppendix B Catalogue of StrataAppendix C Field and Laboratory Mehtods/Field Methods/Laboratory MethodsAppendix D Clay MineralogyAppendix E Miscellaneous SamplesAppendix F Tables of Laboratory DataNotesReferencesPlates