Practical and Theoretical Geoarchaeology

About the Authors Paul Goldberg is a geologist, Professor Emeritus at Boston University, and Affiliated Professor of Geoarchaeology and Senior Researcher in the Institute of Archaeological Science (INA) at the University of Tübingen. He has carried out geoarchaeological research ranging from Quaternary landscapes and associated archaeological sites in the Near East, California, and Texas, to cave sediments in China, South Africa, Europe, and the USA. Richard Macphail is a Senior Research Fellow at University College London, investigating archaeological sediments, soils, and occupation deposits across Europe, especially Scandinavia and also provides some worldwide examples. He was a researcher for English Heritage for 20 years, and was Professor Invité at Université de Tours. Chris Carey is a geoarchaeologist and archaeological scientist, and is currently a Principal Lecturer at the University of Brighton, where he is a specialist in remote sensing and mapping. Yijie Zhuang is Associate Professor at Institute of Archaeology, University College London, who has added to numerous studies of Far Eastern sites.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsChapter 1 - IntroductionChapter 2 - SedimentsChapter 3 - StratigraphyChapter 4 - SoilsChapter 5 - Slopes and slope depositsChapter 6 – Rivers (Y. Zhuang, Goldberg, P and Macphail, R. I.)Chapter 7 – Lakes (Y. Zhuang, Goldberg, P and Macphail, R. I.)Chapter 8 – Aeolian settings (C. Carey, Goldberg, P and Macphail, R. I.)Chapter 9 – Marine CoastsChapter 10 – Caves and Rock sheltersChapter 11 – Human impact: Changes to the Landscape on landscapeChapter 12 – Human Use of materialsChapter 13 – Anthropogenic DepositsChapter 14 – Experimental and Ethno- GeoarchaeologyChapter 15 – Geoarchaeology in Forensic Science and Mortuary ArchaeologyChapter 16 – Field-based methods: Documenting Context (C. Carey, Goldberg, P and Macphail, R. I.)Chapter 17 – Laboratory Techniques Chapter 18 – Reporting and publishingChapter 19 – Concluding remarks and the geoarchaeological future AppendicesIndex