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Practices in Archaeological Stratigraphy

Author : Edward C. Harris
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 1483295826
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (832 download)

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Download or read book Practices in Archaeological Stratigraphy written by Edward C. Harris and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-06-28 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practices of Archaeological Stratigraphy brings together a number of examples which illustrate the development and use of the Harris Matrix in describing and interpreting archaeological sites. This matrix, the theory of which is described in two editions of the previous book by Harris, Principles of Archaeological Stratigaphy, made possible for the first time a simple diagramatic representation of the strategraphic sequence of a site, no matter how complex. The Harris Matrix, by showing in one diagram all three linear dimensions, plus time, represents a quantum leap over the older methods which relied on sample sections only. In this book 17 essays present a sample of new work demonstrating the strengths and uses of the Harris Matrix, the first ever published collection of papers devoted solely to stratigraphy in archaeology. The crucial relationships between the Harris methods, open-area excavation techniques, the interpretation of interfaces, and the use of single-context plans and recording sheets, is clarified by reference to specific sites. These sites range from medieval Europe, through Mayan civilizations to Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. This book will be of great value to all those involved in excavating and recording archaeological sites and should help to ensure that the maximum amount of stratigraphic information can be gathered from future investigations. * Presents case studies which illuminate the Harris matrix method, invented by Edward C. Harris * Senior editor is the inventor of this method and principle in the field * Serves as a companion volume to Harris's Principles of Archaeological Stratigraphy

Principles of Archaeological Stratigraphy

Author : Edward C. Harris
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 1483295850
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (832 download)

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Download or read book Principles of Archaeological Stratigraphy written by Edward C. Harris and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-06-28 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the only text devoted entirely to archaeological stratigraphy, a subject of fundamental importance to most studies in archaeology. The first edition appeared in 1979 as a result of the invention, by the author, of the Harris Matrix--a method for analyzing and presenting the stratigraphic sequences of archaeological sites. The method is now widely used in archaeology all over the world. The opening chapters of this edition discuss the historical development of the ideas of archaeological stratigraphy. The central chapters examine the laws and basic concepts of the subject, and the last few chapters look at methods of recording stratification, constructing stratigraphic sequences, and the analysis of stratification and artifacts. The final chapter, which is followed by a glossary of stratigraphic terms, gives an outline of a modern system for recording stratification on archaeological sites. This book is written in a simple style suitable for the student or amateur. The radical ideas set out should also give the professional archaeologist food for thought. Key Features * Covers a basic principle of all archaeological excavations * Provides a data description and analysis tool for all such digs, which is now widely accepted and used. * Gives extra information

Archaeological Stratigraphy

Author : David Warburton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Archaeological Stratigraphy written by David Warburton and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Seriation, Stratigraphy, and Index Fossils

Author : Michael J. O'Brien
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 030647168X
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Seriation, Stratigraphy, and Index Fossils written by Michael J. O'Brien and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-05-08 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is difficult for today's students of archaeology to imagine an era when chronometric dating methods were unavailable. However, even a casual perusal of the large body of literature that arose during the first half of the twentieth century reveals a battery of clever methods used to determine the relative ages of archaeological phenomena, often with considerable precision. Stratigraphic excavation is perhaps the best known of the various relative-dating methods used by prehistorians. Although there are several techniques of using artifacts from superposed strata to measure time, these are rarely if ever differentiated. Rather, common practice is to categorize them under the heading `stratigraphic excavation'. This text distinguishes among the several techniques and argues that stratigraphic excavation tends to result in discontinuous measures of time - a point little appreciated by modern archaeologists. Although not as well known as stratigraphic excavation, two other methods of relative dating have figured important in Americanist archaeology: seriation and the use of index fossils. The latter (like stratigraphic excavation) measures time discontinuously, while the former - in various guises - measures time continuously. Perhaps no other method used in archaeology is as misunderstood as seriation, and the authors provide detailed descriptions and examples of each of its three different techniques. Each method and technique of relative dating is placed in historical perspective, with particular focus on developments in North America, an approach that allows a more complete understanding of the methods described, both in terms of analytical technique and disciplinary history. This text will appeal to all archaeologists, from graduate students to seasoned professionals, who want to learn more about the backbone of archaeological dating.

Reconstructing Archaeological Sites

Author : Panagiotis Karkanas
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119016401
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Reconstructing Archaeological Sites written by Panagiotis Karkanas and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-08-20 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the systematic understanding of the geoarchaeological matrix Reconstructing Archaeological Sites offers an important text that puts the focus on basic theoretical and practical aspects of depositional processes in an archaeological site. It contains an in-depth discussion on the role of stratigraphy that helps determine how deposits are organised in time and space. The authors — two experts in the field — include the information needed to help recognise depositional systems, processes and stratigraphic units that aid in the interpreting the stratigraphy and deposits of a site in the field. The book is filled with practical tools, numerous illustrative examples, drawings and photos as well as compelling descriptions that help visualise depositional processes and clarify how these build the stratigraphy of a site. Based on the authors’ years of experience, the book offers a holistic approach to the study of archaeological deposits that spans the broad fundamental aspects to the smallest details. This important guide: Offers information and principles for interpreting natural and anthropogenic sediments and physical processes in sites Provides a framework for reconstructing the history of a deposit and the site Outlines the fundamental principles of site formation processes Explores common misconceptions about what constitutes a deposit Presents a different approach for investigating archaeological stratigraphy based on sedimentary principles Written for archaeologists and geoarchaeologists at all levels of expertise as well as senior level researchers, Reconstructing Archaeological Sites offers a guide to the theory and practice of how stratigraphy is produced and how deposits can be organised in time and space.

Theory and Practice of Archaeology

Author : Thomas C Patterson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317343166
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Theory and Practice of Archaeology written by Thomas C Patterson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-08-07 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For courses in Introduction to Archaeology Theory and Methods. Intended for the Introductory Archaeology course with the goal of teaching students how to think like archaeologists, this workbook includes activities that challenge students to interpret and explain field findings and help them to see the link between theory and practice.

Interpreting Stratigraphy

Author : Steve Roskams
Publisher : BAR International Series
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Interpreting Stratigraphy written by Steve Roskams and published by BAR International Series. This book was released on 2000 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 edition. Excerpt: ...Blomer, von der Schlechtigkeit der Oesterreichischen Politik uberzeugt, nur strebte, es dahin zu bringen, dass dasselbe mit seinen Ab- sichten, das gute zu hindern, rein ans Licht trete und nicht, in blosser Negative sich haltend, Preussen solche zur Last legen konne. Der Kampfplatz fur die Sache ist nun die Centralgewalt. Unser Bundniss lasst diese ganz unberuhrt. Rein an den Bund sich haltend, tritt es keiner Form der Bundesregierung in den Weg, giebt dieser ein Mittel, bei geschickter Benutzung sich zu starken, kann aber solche, wenn sie schwach ware, auch durch das Requisitionsrecht der Staaten auf Hulse uberflussig nnd unschadlich machen, --Das mussten wir zu einer Zeit, wo die Stellung noch eine sehr precare war. Ostreich (und Baiern, das eine gar traurige Rolle spielt) sucht nun das Bundniss mit der Centralgewalt zu confundiren, und Radowitz geht darauf bestandig ein. Sein Hochmuth, sein Plan, den Preussen Glanz zu schaffen, stacheln ihn immer- fort, die Centralgewalt ganz beseitigen zu wollen; bei jeder Gelegenheit kommt er darauf zuruck; wir haben dann immer wieder die Thorheit dieser Schritte demonstrirt; allein diese Plumpheiten stecken allen Preussen so sehr Stii-. Detmold. Briefivechiel, I5 im Blute/ dass wohl oder ubel die Sachen in den Zug hineingerathen, nicht aus boser Absicht, aber secunaum uaturam sui Fensris iWas soll nun aber die Centralgewalt thun zwischen Ostreichischer mauvkuse volonte und Preussischer Unbehulslichkeit?--Ich kann mir naturlich nicht anmassen wollen, Ihnen Rath geben zu wollen; aber mir scheint die S

Principles of Archaeological Stratigraphy

Author : Edward Cecil Harris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Principles of Archaeological Stratigraphy written by Edward Cecil Harris and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Archaeology in Practice

Author : Jane Balme
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1405148861
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Archaeology in Practice written by Jane Balme and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-02-09 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archaeology in Practice: A Student Guide to ArchaeologicalAnalyses offers students in archaeology laboratory courses adetailed and invaluable how-to manual of archaeological methods andprovides insight into the breadth of modern archaeology. Written by specialists of material analyses, whose expertiserepresents a broad geographic range Includes numerous examples of applications of archaeologicaltechniques Organized by material types, such as animal bones, ceramics,stone artifacts, and documentary sources, or by themes, such asdating, ethics, and report writing Written accessibly and amply referenced to provide readers witha guide to further resources on techniques and theirapplications Enlivened by a range of boxed case studies throughout the maintext

Handbook of Archaeological Methods

Author : Herbert D. G. Maschner
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
ISBN 13 : 9780759100787
Total Pages : 1502 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Archaeological Methods written by Herbert D. G. Maschner and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2005 with total page 1502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Archaeological Methods comprises 37 articles by leading archaeologists on the key methods used by archaeologists in the field, in analysis, in theory building, and in managing cultural resources. The book is destined to become the key reference work for archaeologists and their advanced students on contemporary archaeological methods.

Techniques in Archaeological Geology

Author : Ervan Garrison
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319302329
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (193 download)

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Download or read book Techniques in Archaeological Geology written by Ervan Garrison and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-05-18 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Principles of Geoarchaeology

Author : Michael R. Waters
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816517701
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book Principles of Geoarchaeology written by Michael R. Waters and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geoarchaeological studies can significantly enhance interpretations of human prehistory by allowing archaeologists to decipher from sediments and soils the effects of earth processes on the evidence of human activity. While a number of previous books have provided broad geographic and temporal treatments of geoarchaeology, this new volume presents a single author's view intended for North American archaeologists. Waters deals with those aspects of geoarchaeologyÑstratigraphy, site formation processes, and landscape reconstructionÑmost fundamental to archaeology, and he focuses on the late Quaternary of North America, permitting in-depth discussions of the concepts directly applicable to that research. Assuming no prior geologic knowledge on the part of the reader, Waters provides a background in fundamental geological processes and the basic tools of geoarchaeology. He then proceeds to relate specific physical processes, microenvironments, deposits, and landforms associated with riverine, desert, lake, glacial, cave, coastal, and other environments to archaeological site formation, location, and context. This practical volume illustrates the contributions of geoarchaeological investigations and demonstrates the need to make such studies an integral part of archaeological research. The text is enhanced by more than a hundred line drawings and photographs. CONTENTS 1. Research Objectives of Geoarchaeology 2. Geoarchaeological Foundations: The Archaeological Site Matrix: Sediments and Soils / Stratigraphy / The Geoarchaeological Interpretation of Sediments, Soils, and Stratigraphy 3. Alluvial Environments: Streamflow / Sediment Erosion, Transport, and Deposition / Alluvial Environments: Rivers, Arroyos, Terraces, and Fans / Alluvial Landscapes Evolution and the Archaeological Record / Alluvial Landscape Reconstruction 4. Eolian Environments: Sediment Erosion, Transport, and Deposition / Sand Dunes / Loess and Dust / Stone Pavements / Eolian Erosion / Volcanic Ash (Tephra) 5. Springs, Lakes, Rockshelters, and Other Terrestrial Environments: Springs / Lakes / Slopes / Glaciers / Rockshelters and Caves 6. Coastal Environments: Coastal Processes / Late Quaternary Sea Level Changes / Coastal Environments / Coastal Landscape Evolution and the Archaeological Record / Coastal Landscape Reconstruction 7. The Postburial Disturbance af Archaeological Site Contexts: Cryoturbation / Argilliturbation / Graviturbation / Deformation / Other Physical Disturbances / Floralturbation / Faunalturbation 8. Geoarchaeological Research Appendix A: Geoarchaeological Studies Illustrating the Effects of Fluvial Landscape Evolution on the Archaeological Record Appendix B: Geoarchaeological Studies Illustrating Site-Specific Synchronic and Diachronic Alluvial Landscape Reconstructions Appendix C: Geoarchaeological Studies Illustrating Regional Synchronic and Diachronic Alluvial Landscape Reconstructions

Environmental Archaeology

Author : Chris Turney
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134664516
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (346 download)

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Download or read book Environmental Archaeology written by Chris Turney and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-12 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental Archaeology: Theoretical and Practical Approaches outlines and assesses the various methods used to reconstruct and explain the past interaction between people and their environment. Emphasising the importance of a highly scientific approach to the subject, the book combines geoarchaeological, bioarchaeological (archaeobotany and zooarchaeology) and geochronological information and examines how these various aspects of archaeology may be used to enhance our knowledge and understanding of past human environments. Drawing from both the practical experiences of the authors and cutting-edge research, Environmental Archaeology: Theoretical and Practical Approaches is a valuable contribution to the subject. It will be essential reading for students and professionals in archaeology, geography and anthropology.

Critical Approaches to Fieldwork

Author : Gavin Lucas
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134564309
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (345 download)

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Download or read book Critical Approaches to Fieldwork written by Gavin Lucas and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-01-04 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work takes as its starting point the role of fieldwork and how this has changed over the past 150 years. The author argues against progressive accounts of fieldwork and instead places it in its broader intellectual context to critically examine the relationship between theoretical paradigms and everyday archaeological practice. In providing a much-needed historical and critical evaluation of current practice in archaeology, this book opens up a topic of debate which affects all archaeologists, whatever their particular interests.

The Archaeologist's Laboratory

Author : E.B. Banning
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0306476541
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book The Archaeologist's Laboratory written by E.B. Banning and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-04-11 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text reviews the theory, concepts, and basic methods involved in archaeological analysis with the aim of familiarizing both students and professionals with its underlying principles. Topics covered include the nature and presentation of data; database and research design; sampling and quantification; analyzing lithics, pottery, faunal, and botanical remains; interpreting dates; and archaeological illustration. A glossary of key terms completes the book.

Digging in the Dirt

Author : European Association of Archaeologists. Meeting
Publisher : BAR International Series
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Digging in the Dirt written by European Association of Archaeologists. Meeting and published by BAR International Series. This book was released on 2004 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These papers, from three sessions organised by the EAA between 1999 and 2001 or from the XIVth Congress of the UPSPP in 2001, have been gathered together as an anecdote to Anglo-American theoretical approaches to archaeology. Their aim is to bring methodology back to the fore, to test the solidity of the data collected from the field before it is manipulated by the `ivory towers' of theory. The 39 papers, which include detailed analyses as well as brief abstracts, are divided into ten sections: defining the problem; the state of the art; theoretical perspectives; single context planning and the MoLAS system; exporting single context planning; critical perspectives; recording stratigraphy; a question of scale; startigraphy and geoarchaeology; looking to the future. Excavation methodologies are examined from across the world and cover sites from all periods including Iron Age Estonia, Russian peat sites, Newgate Street Prison in London, Irish burnt mounds, German and POlish archaeology, Swedish urban archaeology, Palaeolithic France and Alaska.

Geological Methods for Archaeology

Author : Norman Herz
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198025114
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Geological Methods for Archaeology written by Norman Herz and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1997-12-18 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the application of geological methods and theory to archaeology. Written as a survey text covering appropriate methods and techniques taken from geology, geophysics, geochemistry, and geochronology, it shows the student the practicality and importance of each technique's use in solving archaeological problems. Specific techniques are illustrated by practical results obtained from the authors' use on archaeological digs. With an international geographical scope, the book draws on sites from both hemispheres, including the Franchthi Cave in Greece, St. Catherines Island in the U.S., the Roman site of Drand in France, and Monte Verde, Chile. The authors also address applications in less traditional areas such as underwater, historical, industrial, and conservation archaeology.