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1、GeoarchaeologyinActionGeoarchaeologyinActionprovidesfreshperspectivesonwhatisimportantinconductinggeoarchaeologicalinvestigationsonsitesandinlandscapes,irrespectiveofdate,placeandenvironment.Thesearebackedupbyawiderangeofcasestudiesthatdemonstratehowtod
2、iscoveranddecipherpastland-scapechangefromadigger’s,environmentalist’sorsoilmicromorphologist’sperspective.Thefirstpartofthebooksetsouttheessentialfeaturesofgeoarchaeo-logicalpracticeandgeomorphologicalprocesses,andisdeliberatelyaimedatthearchaeologistas
3、practitionerinthefield.Itexplainsthebasics–whatcanbeexpected,whatapproachesmaybetaken,andwhatoutcomesmightbeforthcoming–andaskswhatwecanreasonablyexpectamicromorphologicalapproachtoarchaeologicalcontexts,dataandproblemstotellus.ThetwelvecasestudiesfromBr
4、itain,EuropeandtheNearEastthenillustratearangeofgeoarchaeologicalapproachestoprimarilyburiedand/orerodedlandscapes.Withadistinctemphasisonlandscapeandmicromorphology,thebookweavespalaeoenvironmentalhistoriesfromcomplexsetsofdataandpresentsthemasland-use
5、sequencesthatareintertwinedwiththeinterpretationofthearchaeologicalrecord.Itreflectstheauthor’sexperienceofseveraldecadesofinvestigationinburiedanderodedlandscapesintheOldWorld,anddevelopsnewwaysoflookingatconventionalmodelsoflandscapechange.CharlesFrenc
6、hisHeadofDepartmentandSeniorLecturerinArchaeologicalScienceintheDepartmentofArchaeology,UniversityofCambridge.Priorto1992,hewasAssistantDirectorandPalaeo-environmentalistforFenlandArchaeologicalTrust.GeoarchaeologyinActionStudiesinsoilmicromorphologyand
7、landscapeevolutionCharlesFrenchFirstpublished2003byRoutledge11NewFetterLane,LondonEC4P4EESimultaneouslypublishedintheUSAandCanadabyRoutledge29West35thStreet,NewYork,NY10001RoutledgeisanimprintoftheTaylor&FrancisGroupThiseditionpublishedintheTaylorandFra
8、ncise-Library,2005.“TopurchaseyourowncopyofthisoranyofTaylor&FrancisorRoutledge’scollectionofthousandsofeBookspleasegotowww.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.”©2003CharlesFrenchAllrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereprintedorreproducedoru
