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  title info:
    title: Environmental Archaeology
  name:
    name part: Reitz, Elizabeth J.
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: Shackley, Myra.
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: SpringerLink (Online service)
  type of resource: text
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: xxu
    date issued: 2012
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: electronic
    form: electronic resource
    reformatting quality: access
    form: remote
    extent: XLIV, 516 p. 151 illus., 7 illus. in color. online resource.
  abstract: One of the most significant developments in archaeology in recent years is the emergence of its environmental branch: the study of humans’ interactions with their natural surroundings over long periods and of organic remains instead of the ceramic, lithic and architectural elements generally associated with sites. With the current attention paid to human responsibility for environmental change, this innovative field is recognized by scientists, conservation and heritage managers, and policymakers worldwide. In this context comes Environmental Archaeology by Elizabeth Reitz and Myra Shackley, updating the seminal 1981 text Environmental Archaeology by Myra Shackley. Rigorously detailed yet concise and accessible, this volume surveys the complex and technical field of environmental archaeology for researchers interested in the causes, consequences, and potential future impact of environmental change from the perspective of archaeology. Its coverage acknowledges the multiple disciplines involved in the field, expanding the possibilities for using environmental data from archaeological sites in enriching related disciplines and improving communication among them. Introductory chapters explain the processes involved in the formation of sites, introduce research designs and field methods and walk the reader through biological classifications before focusing on the various levels of biotic and abiotic materials found at sites, including: Sediments and soils. Viruses, bacteria, archaea, protists and fungi. Bryophytes and vascular plants. Wood, charcoal, stems, leaves and roots. Spores, pollen and other microbotanical remains. Arthropods, molluscs, echinoderms and vertebrates. Stable isotopes, elements and biomolecules. The updated Environmental Archaeology is a major addition to the resource library of archaeologists, environmentalists, historians, researchers, policymakers—anyone involved in studying, managing, or preserving archaeological sites.
  table of contents: Introduction to Environmental Archaeology -- Factors Affecting the Composition of an Assemblage -- Research Designs and Field Methods -- Classification and Nomenclature -- Sediments and Soils -- Seeds, Fruits, Nuts and Tubers -- Woods and Charcoal -- Pollen -- Phytoliths, Starch Grains and Spores -- Micro-organisms -- Arthropods: Spiders and Mites, fleas, Chironomids, Lice, Beetles, Rickettsiae, Ostracods, Nematode Worms, Crabs, Shrimp -- Echinoderms and Molluscs -- Vertebrate Bones and Teeth -- Other Vertebrate Tissues -- Stable Isotopes, Trace Elements, Ancient Genetics and Enzymes -- Conclusion.
  note: by Elizabeth J. Reitz, Myra Shackley.
  subject:
    topic: Social sciences
  subject:
    topic: Environment
  subject:
    topic: Archaeology
  subject:
    topic: Social Sciences
  subject:
    topic: Archaeology
  subject:
    topic: Environment, general
  classification: CC1-960
  classification: 930.1
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    title info:
      title: Springer eBooks
  related item:
    title info:
      title: Manuals in Archaeological Method, Theory and Technique
  identifier: 9781461433392
  identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3339-2
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    record creation date: 120604
    record change date: 20151120173841.0
    record identifier: 978-1-4614-3339-2