Geoarchaeology is defined as a discipline dedicated to studying the interaction between human groups and their environment through the interpretation of sediments and physical landscapes and using the methods and concepts of Earth Sciences.
Cécilia Cammas +3 more
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The Dez-Karun-Confluence in Lower Susiana (SW Iran) in the Last Millennia;a Case Study for the Human-Environment-Interaction [PDF]
Dez and Karun are two perennial rivers originating from the Zagros mountains in highland Iran, flowing into theriverine landscape of the Susiana Plains in southwestern Iran.
Elnaz Rashidian
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Landsscape diachronic reconstruction in the Tiber Delta during historical time. A holistic approach [PDF]
The sensitivity of deltas in response to evolutionary factors makes them important archives of the events that occurred in the entire river basin.
Bellotti, Piero +2 more
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Elemental, isotopic, and geochronological variability in Mogollon-Datil volcanic province archaeological obsidian, southwestern USA: Solving issues of intersource discrimination [PDF]
Solving issues of intersource discrimination in archaeological obsidian is a recurring problem in geoarchaeological investigation, particularly since the number of known sources of archaeological obsidian worldwide has grown nearly exponentially in the ...
Morgan, L, Pyle, D, Shackley, MS
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Rising global temperatures will increase the number of extreme weather events, creating new challenges for cities around the world. Archaeological research on the destruction and subsequent reoccupation of ancient cities has the potential to reveal ...
Cao, J. +11 more
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The microstratigraphy of middens: capturing daily routine in rubbish at Neolithic Çatalhöyük, Turkey [PDF]
Microstratigraphy — the sequencing of detailed biological signals on site — is an important new approach being developed in the Çatalhöyük project. Here the authors show how microscopic recording of the strata and content of widespread middens on the ...
Almond, Matthew J. +3 more
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What do we mean by wet? Geoarchaeology and the reconstruction of water availability [PDF]
Geoarchaeology has a key role to play in the human-climate-environment debate, including research into the controls and variability of water availability.
Balter +31 more
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The southern North Sea preserves an internationally significant early Middle Palaeolithic finds assemblage that was discovered through aggregate dredging in marine aggregate Licence Area 240 off the coast of Norfolk.
Lowri Roberts, Andrea Hamel
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A Bibliography on the Application of GIS in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage [PDF]
Geographical Information Systems (GIS) applications to archaeological projects of different scales, chronological contexts and cultural milieux has accrued by now a long history and bibliography.
Bogdani, Julian, De_mitri, Eugenio
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Everything is a Deposit: An Interview with Pioneering Geoarchaeologist Julie K. Stein
Julie Stein’s professional work was vital to the emergence and development of geoarchaeology as both a discipline and specialized community of practice among archaeologists, especially in North America.
Alexandra DiCiro +2 more
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