Environmental archaeology / Elizabeth J. Reitz, Myra Shackley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reitz, Elizabeth Jean, 1946-

Contributor:

Shackley, Myra L.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Manuals in archaeological method, theory, and technique

Manuals in archaeological method, theory and technique, 1571-5752

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental archaeology.

Animal remains (Archaeology).

Plant remains (Archaeology).

Archaeology--Methodology.

Archaeology.

Physical Description:

xliv, 516 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Updated edition.

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : Springer, [2012]

Contents:

Introduction to environmental archaeology

The processes by which archaeological sites form

Research designs and field methods

Biological classifications and nomenclatures

Sediments and soils

Viruses, bacteria, archaea, protists, and fungi

Bryophytes and vascular plants

Wood, wood charcoal, stems, fibers, leaves, and roots

Spores, pollen, phytoliths, starch grains, and other microbotanical remains

Arthropods and some other invertebrates

Molluscs and echinoderms

Vertebrates

Stable Isotopes, elements, and biomolecules

Research questions

Appendix : list of some scientific and English vernacular names.

Notes:

Updated ed. of: Environmental archaeology / Myra Shackley. London ; Boston : Allen & Unwin, 1981. Cf. pref. and p. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781461433378

1461433371

OCLC:

778274601

Publisher Number:

99949128782