Soils in archaeological research / by Vance T. Holliday.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holliday, Vance T., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soil science in archaeology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 448 pages) : illustrations (black and white)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Soils, invaluable indicators of the nature and history of the physical and human landscape, have strongly influenced the cultural record left to archaeologists. Not only are they primary reservoirs for artifacts, they often encase entire sites. And soil-forming processes in themselves are an important component of site formation, influencing which artifacts, features, and environmental indicators (floral, faunal, and geological) will be destroyed and to what extent and which will be preserved and how well. In this book, Holliday will address each of these issues in terms of fundamentals as well as in field case histories from all over the world. The focus will be on principles of soil geomorphology , soil stratigraphy, and soil chemistry and their applications in archaeological research.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record

Other Format:

Print version

ISBN:

9780197561874

019756187X

OCLC:

1222775024

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.