This 2nd edition is a survey level review of key areas of archaeological geology/geoarchaeology. Principal subject areas include:historical principles;archaeologic and geomorphic surfaces and landforms types;sediments and sediment analytic methods;archaeological stoney materials - petrographic and mineralogic attributes;ceramic materials - mineralogic composition and analytic methods;geochemical methods useful in archaeological geology - studies of materials;commonly used geochronological methods for archaeological geology.Contributions to paleoecology, paleoclimate and ancient cultures as well as multivariate ICP and EDX data are now included.

This 2nd edition is a survey level review of key areas of archaeological geology/geoarchaeology. Principal subject areas include:historical principles;archaeologic and geomorphic surfaces and landforms types;sediments and sediment analytic methods;archaeological stoney materials - petrographic and mineralogic attributes;ceramic materials - mineralogic composition and analytic methods;geochemical methods useful in archaeological geology - studies of materials;commonly used geochronological methods for archaeological geology.Contributions to paleoecology, paleoclimate and ancient cultures as well as multivariate ICP and EDX data are now included.