Soil science and archaeology : three test cases from Minoan Crete / by Michael Morris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morris, Michael, 1957-

Series:

Prehistory monographs ; 4.

Prehistory monographs ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soil science in archaeology.

Crete (Greece)--Antiquities.

Crete (Greece).

Soil science in archaeology--Greece--Crete.

Minoans.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Greece--Crete.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Greece--Crete.

Physical Description:

xviii, 141 pages, 11 pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 29 cm.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : Institute for Aegean Prehistory Academic Press, 2002.

Summary:

A detailed study of the landscape in three regions of Crete examines the development, stability, and physio-chemical composition of selected soils near three archaeological sites: Karphi, a Late Minoan IIIC "Refuge Site"; Chrysokamino, a Final Neolithic to Late Minoan IIIB Farmhouse; Vronda and Kastro near Kavousi, two Late Minoan IIIC to Geometric Sites. The author offers conclusions on the history of the Cretan landscape and its formation processes, and how those processes contribute to our understanding of the human use of the landscape. The book is of interest both to those involved with the archaeology of Minoan Crete and to those who study the pedological history of other regions.

Contents:

The environmental and cultural dynamics of Crete and the eastern Mediterranean

Karphi sedimentology and pedogenesis

Chrysokamino : an investigation of a vertisol in eastern Crete

Vronda and Kastro at Kavousi : deposition, erosion, and pedogenesis of alluvial and colluvial soils.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [125]-135) and index.

ISBN:

1931534039

OCLC:

49760587