This 2nd edition is a survey level review of key areas of archaeological geology/geoarchaeology. Principal subject areas include:

• historical principles;

• archaeologic and geomorphic surfaces and landforms types;

• sediments and sediment analytic methods;

• archaeological stoney materials - petrographic and mineralogic attributes;

• ceramic materials - mineralogic composition and analytic methods;

• geochemical methods useful in archaeological geology - studies of materials;

• commonly used geochronological methods for archaeological geology.
  Contributions to paleoecology, paleoclimate and ancient cultures as well as multivariate ICP and EDX data are now included.

2nd edition includes paleoecology, paleoclimate and studies about ancient cultures Integrates new data analysis of specific geologic methods Includes many color illustrations and "inset examples"

Inhalt
1 . Introduction 2. The Geomorphological and Geological Context 3. Sediments, Soils and Stratigraphy in Archaeological Geology 4. Techniques for Archaeological Sediments & Soils 5. GEOPHYSICAL TECHNIQUES FOR ARCHAEOLOGY 6. Petrography for Archaeological Geology 7. Clay Minerals & Ceramics 8. Instrumental Analytical Techniques for Archaeological Geology 9. Metallic Minerals, Ores and Metals 10. Statistics in Archaeological Geology 11. Theory and Practice in Geoarchaeology A Brief Discussion with Examples References