Environmental Archaeology: Principles and Practice

by Dena F. Dincauze

Archaeologists today need a wide range of scientific approaches in order to delineate and interpret the ecology of their sites. But borrowing concepts from other disciplines demands a critical understanding, and the methods must be appropriate to particular sets of data. This book is an authoritative and essential guide to methods, ranging from techniques for measuring time with isotopes and magnetism to the sciences of climate reconstruction, geomorphology, sedimentology, soil science, paleobotany and faunal paleoecology. Their applications are illustrated by examples from the Paleolithic, through classical civilizations, to urban archaeology.

Genres: Archaeology

620 pages, Paperback

First published August 17, 2000

Reviews

[Grace · Rating 4 out of 5]

Textbook for Honors 297: The Archaeology of Environmental Transitions and Disasters.

[Gemma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hard-going at times but extremely useful throughout my Archaeology degree. Although the author sometimes digresses from the main themes they cover the main principles of Environmental Archaeology in greater depth than other standard texts on the subject. Useful reference section providing links to unuaual case studies.