Research Catalog

Title

Applied soils and micromorphology in archaeology / Richard I. Macphail, University College London, Institute of Archaeology ; Paul Goldberg, Department of Archaeology, Boston University.

Author

Macphail, Richard

Publication

• Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
• ©2018

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

Goldberg, Paul

Description

xxx, 600 pages : illustrations, maps; 26 cm

Summary

Applied Soils and Micromorphology in Archaeology' provides the most up-to-date information on soil science and its applications in archaeology. Based on more than three decades of investigations and experiments, the volume demonstrates how description protocols and complimentary methods (SEM/EDS, microprobe, micro-FTIR, bulk soil chemistry, micro- and macrofossils) are used in interpretations. It also focuses on key topics, such as palaeosols, cultivation, and occupation surfaces, and introduces a range of current issues, such as site inundation, climate change, settlement morphology, herding, trackways, industrial processes, funerary features, and site transformation. Structured around important case studies, 'Applied Soils and Micromorphology in Archaeology' is thoroughly illustrated, with color plates and figures, tables, and other ancillary materials on its accompanying website; chapter appendices can be accessed separately using the web (URL XXXB).

Series Statement

Cambridge manuals in archaeology

Uniform Title

Cambridge manuals in archaeology.

Subject

• Soil science in archaeology
• Soil micromorphology

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Part I. Background approach and methods. 1. Applied principles from geology and soil science ; 2. Complementary analyses ; 3. Systematic soil micromorphology description -- Part II. Soils and sediments. 4. Soils and burial (horizon types and effects of burial in the temperate and boreal regions) ; 5. Soil-sediments ; 6. Inundated freshwater and coastal marine sites -- Part III. Archaeological materials. 7. Archaeological materials and deposits -- Part IV. Features and activities in the landscape. 8. First records of human activity ; 9. Clearance and cultivation ; 10. Occupation surfaces and use of space ; 11. Settlement morphology ; 12. Site transformation ; 13. Final remarks -- Color plates and additional figures are available at www.cambridge.org/9781107648685 -- Site gazetteer -- References -- Index.

Call Number

JFF 18-337

ISBN

• 9781107011380
• 1107011388
• 9781107648685
• 1107648688

LCCN

2017004142

OCLC

979993812

Author

Macphail, Richard, author.

Title

Applied soils and micromorphology in archaeology / Richard I. Macphail, University College London, Institute of Archaeology ; Paul Goldberg, Department of Archaeology, Boston University.

Publisher

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018.

Copyright Date

©2018

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Cambridge manuals in archaeology

Cambridge manuals in archaeology.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Goldberg, Paul, author.

Research Call Number

JFF 18-337