SOILS IN ARCHAEOLOGY

by Vance T. Holliday (Editor)

The proceedings of the first annual Fryxell Symposium, sponsored by the Society for American Archaeology, in Phoenix, April 1988. The eight essays focus on the archaeological applications of soil science, ranging in topic from using soils to reconstruct past landscapes, to the methods of dating surfaces and deposits. No index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

254 pages, Hardcover

First published February 17, 1992

Reviews

[Antonio De Cunzo · Rating 4 out of 5]

typical edited volume with some hits & some misses; highlights include the articles by Mandel, Bettis, and Sandor.