Environmental Archaeology: Principles and Practice (Volume 0)

Dena F. Dincauze (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)

ISBN 10: 0521310776 / ISBN 13: 9780521310772

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom, Cambridge, 2000

Archaeologists today need a wide range of scientific approaches in order to delineate and interpret the ecology of their sites. Dena Dincauze has written an authoritative and essential guide to a variety of archaeological methods, ranging from techniques for measuring time with isotopes and magnetism to the sciences of climate reconstruction, geomorphology, sedimentology, soil science, paleobotany and faunal paleoecology. Professor Dincauze insists that borrowing concepts from other disciplines demands a critical understanding of their theoretical roots. Moreover, the methods that are chosen must be appropriate to particular sets of data. The applications of the methods needed for an holistic human-ecology approach in archaeology are illustrated by examples ranging from the Paleolithic, through classical civilizations, to recent urban archaeology. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers GOR003737527

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Authoritative and essential guide to methods interpreting the ecology of archaeological sites, and their applications.

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Titel: Environmental Archaeology: Principles and ...
Verlag: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom, Cambridge
Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Very Good