Sediments in Archaeological Context$25.00Edited by Julie K. Stein and William R. Farrand 59 Illustrations “No other book comes close to this in-depth look at the wide array of sedimentary contexts where we find archaeological sites.” –Vance Holliday, University of Wisconsin “A significant contribution to geoarchaeology.”—Rolfe Mandel, University of Kansas Almost every artifact in archaeological analysis originates in or on the ground. While there are elaborate methods for extracting and analyzing artifacts, treatment of the matrix within which they are located is often unsophisticated and does not include systematic analysis. Sediments in Archaeological Context concerns the analysis of this matrix and the potential use of sediments to answer archaeological questions. Describing sediments and sampling them in appropriate ways do not replace the study of artifacts, but they can provide additional, useful information regarding a site complex, its physical environment, and the relations of artifacts to each other. Each chapter in the volume considers sediments within a specific context. Topics include sediments found in a variety of environments: cultural environments, rockshelter and cave environments, dryland alluvial environments, humid alluvial environments, lake environments, shoreline environments, and spring and wetland environments. Sediments in Archaeological Context is intended for every archaeologist who investigates sites in depositional contexts. Contributors:Gail Ashley, Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ William Farrand, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Craig Feibel, Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ C. Reid Ferring, University of North Texas, Denton Bruce G. Gladfelter, University of Illinois, Chicago Gary Huckelberry, Washington State University, Pullman Julie K. Stein, University of Washington, Seattle Lisa Wells, Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN William R. Farrand is director emeritus of the Exhibit Museum of Natural History and professor emeritus of geological sciences at the University of Michigan. He lives in Ann Arbor. Julie K. Stein is professor of anthropology and dean of computing, facilities, and research at the University of Washington. She lives in Seattle. |
