A Handbook of Geoarchaeological Approaches to Settlement Sites and Landscapes.

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Approaches to investigating landscapes -- Theoretical and methodological considerations -- Factors affecting archaeological recovery and environmental evidence -- Formulating research designs -- Investigating wetland landscapes -- Investigating dryland systems -- Investigating temperate landscapes -- 3. Examples of fieldwork strategies and sampling applications for investigating landscapes -- The lower Welland valley and Cambridgeshire fen-edge, eastern England -- The chalk downlands of Cranborne Chases and Wessex, southern England -- The central Rio Puerco valley, New Mexico -- The Rio Ica valley, Peru -- The prehistoric landscape of Herm island -- 4. Approaches to investigating settlement sites -- Sampling strategies and techniques -- 5. Examples of fieldwork strategies and sampling applications for investigating settlements -- Saar, Bahrain -- Kaupang, Norway -- Crossiecrown, Orkney -- 6. Integration: Sampling and method combinations -- 7. Conclusions -- Appendix 1: Bulk sample methodologies -- Appendix 2: Sampling for soil/sediment micromorphological analysis -- Appendix 3: A brief guide to making soil/sediment thin sections: from the field to finished slide using the Brot grinding system -- Bibliography -- Glossary of terms.

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