On Site Geoarchaeology on a Neolithic Tell Site in Greece : Archaeological Sediments, Microartifacts and Software Development.

Intro -- ON SITE GEOARCHAEOLOGY ON A NEOLITHIC TELL SITE IN GREECE: ARCHAEOLOGICAL SEDIMENTS, MICROARTIFACTS AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT -- ON SITE GEOARCHAEOLOGY ON A NEOLITHIC TELL SITE IN GREECE: ARCHAEOLOGICAL SEDIMENTS, MICROARTIFACTS AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- Chapter 1 THE RISE OF A NEOLITHIC TELL: THE EVIDENCE FROM PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL SEDIMENTS -- 1.1. INTRODUCTION -- 1.2. LABORATORY PROCEDURES -- 1.2a. Particle-size Analysis (P.S.A) (Hydrometer and Sieve Analysis) -- 1.2b. P.S.A Statistics -- 1.3. APPLICATIONS OF P.S.A ON THE NEOLITHIC TELL -- 1.3a. Previous Applications of P.S.A on the Neolithic Tell -- 1.3b. More Applications of P.SA. on the Neolithic Tell -- 1.4. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 TELL THE STORY OF A DITCH. ADDITIONAL SEDIMENTARY AND MICROARTIFACTUAL EVIDENCE FOR THE USE OF SPACE ON A NEOLITHIC TELL -- 2.1. INTRODUCTION -- 2.2. SAMPLING AND METHODOLOGY -- 2.3. RESULTS AND INTERPRETATION (FIGURE 2.3) -- 2.4. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3 TEST AGAIN FOR THE OPTIMUM! CONFIRMING THE USE OF GENETIC ALGORITHM MINIMIZATION ON MICROARTIFACT WEIGHT ESTIMATION -- 3.1. INTRODUCTION -- 3.2. AN OUTLINE OF GENETIC ALGORITHMS -- 3.3. APPLICATIONS ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL DATA -- 3.4. MICROARTIFACT MEAN WEIGHT ESTIMATION AND ESTIMATION OF CONFIDENCE INTERVALS -- 3.5. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 MICROARTELYZER: A SOFTWARE FOR MICROARTIFACTS' QUANTIFICATION -- 4.1. INTRODUCTION -- 4.2. CONCEPT AND TECHNICAL DETAILS OF THE PSO -- 4.3. MICROARTELYZER: DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM, TECHNICAL DETAILS, APPLICATION AND RESULTS IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL MATERIAL -- 4.3a. Data Preparation -- 4.3b. Data Processing -- 4.4. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES.

Chapter 5 FROM TELLS TO EXTENDED SETTLEMENTS: ON-SITE GEOARCHAEOLOGY AND CULTURAL FORMATION PROCESSES AT THE EXTENDED NEOLITHIC SETTLEMENT AT KORINOS (NORTHERN GREECE) -- 5.1. INTRODUCTION: SITE-TYPE VARIABILITY, SITE FORMATION PROCESSES AND GEOARCHAEOLOGY -- 5.2. THE SITE: LOCATION AND EXCAVATED CONTEXTS -- 5.3. SAMPLING AND METHODOLOGY -- 5.4. EN PIT 24: PIT-HOUSE OR JUST A 'PIT'? (FIGURE 5.4) -- 5.5. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6 FROM NEOLITHIC TO HELLENISTIC. A GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL APPROACH TO THE BURIAL OF A HELLENISTIC THEATRE: THE EVIDENCE FROM PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS AND MICROARTIFACTS -- 6.1. INTRODUCTION -- 6.2. FIELD AND LABORATORY METHODS -- 6.3. RESULTS AND INTERPRETATION -- 6.4. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7 A COMMENT ON THE VERTICAL MOVEMENT OF MICROARTIFACTS IN AN ANTHROPOGENIC AND IN A NON ANTHROPOGENIC ENVIRONMENT AND THE EFFECTS OF FORMATION PROCESSES -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8 CONCLUDING REMARKS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page.

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