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Overview
Archaeologists today need a wide range of scientific approaches in order to delineate and interpret the ecology of their sites. But borrowing concepts from other disciplines demands a critical understanding, and the methods must be appropriate to particular sets of data. This book is an authoritative and essential guide to 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. Their applications are illustrated by examples from the Paleolithic, through classical civilizations, to urban archaeology.
Synopsis
Authoritative and essential guide to methods interpreting the ecology of archaeological sites, and their applications.
Booknews
Dincauza (anthropology, U. of Massachusetts-Amherst) offers archaeologists a guide to using a wide range of scientific approaches for delineating and interpreting the ecology of their sites. They include measuring time with isotopes and magnetism, climate reconstruction, geomorphology, sedimentology, soil science, paleobotany, and faunal paleoecology. She warns that selecting and using such techniques without understanding their theoretical foundation can lead to some very silly findings. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)