Geoarchaeology in the Great Plains / Edition 1

by Rolfe D. Mandel

Overview

Geoarchaeology is the application of geoscience to the study of archaeological deposits and the archaeological record. Employing techniques from pedology, geomorphology, sedimentology, geochronology, and stratigraphy, geoarchaeologists investigate and interpret sediments, soils and landforms at the focal points of archaeological research.

Edited by Rolfe D. Mandel and with contributions by John Albanese, Joe Allen Artz, E. Arthur Bettis III, C. Reid Ferring, Vance T. Holliday, David W. May, and Mandel, this volume traces the history of all major projects, researchers, theoretical developments, and sites contributing to our geoarchaeological knowledge of North America’s Great Plains. The book provides a historical overview and explores theoretical questions that confront geoarchaeologists working in the Great Plains, where North American geoarchaeology emerged as a discipline.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780806132617
Publisher:	University of Oklahoma Press
Publication date:	01/15/2001
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	324
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.72(d)

About the Author

Rolfe D. Mandel is Adjunct Professor of Geography, University of Kansas, and a consulting geo-archaeologist. He is Editor-in-Chief of Geoarchaeology: An International Journal.