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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      03 December 2009
      27 March 1997
      ISBN:
      9780511607820
      9780521568203
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511607820
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      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.646kg, 404 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Earth and Environmental Sciences, Archaeological Theory and Methods, Archaeology, Geomorphology and Physical Geography
      Series:
      Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology
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    Subjects:
    Earth and Environmental Sciences, Archaeological Theory and Methods, Archaeology, Geomorphology and Physical Geography
    Series:
    Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology
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    This comprehensive manual is designed to give archaeologists the necessary background knowledge in environmental science required to excavate and analyse archaeological sites by rivers and on floodplains. Part I covers the techniques for studying alluvial environments, while Part II reviews the literature on the archaeology of alluvial environments and presents new information on alluviation and site formation in both the British Isles and Mediterranean. An important theme running through the book is the interaction between climatic and cultural forces and the transformation of riverine environments. Bringing together information on the evolution and exploitation of floodplain and river landscapes, it draws on examples from Britain, Europe, North America and Australasia. Alluvial Geoarchaeology will also interest physical geographers, geologists and environmental scientists.

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    "...an excelleny source...A.G. Brown's carefully structured, and well-organized and illustrated volume stands out as one of the most successful of the Cambridge "Manuals in Archaeology" series." Canadian Journal of Archaeology

    "The book has a distinctive European flavor, with an underly theme that emphasizes the impact of humans on floodplain history. This book is written for the advanced scholar in that many assumptions about fundamentals of process geomorphology and cultural prehistory are assumed." An International Journal

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