Practical and Theoretical Geoarchaeology

<i>Practical and Theoretical Geoarchaeology</i> provides an invaluable overview of geoarchaeology and how it can be used effectively in the study of archaeological sites and contexts. Taking a pragmatic and functional approach, this book presents:<br /> <ul> <li style=”list-style: none”><br /> </li> <li>a fundamental, broad-based perspective of the essentials of modern geoarchaeology in order to demonstrate the breadth of the approaches and the depth of the problems that it can tackle.<br /> </li> <li>the rapid advances made in the area in recent years, but also gives the reader a firm grasp of conventional approaches.<br /> </li> <li>covers traditional topics with the emphasis on landscapes, as well as anthropogenic site formation processes and their investigation.<br /> </li> <li>provides guidelines for the presentation of field and laboratory methods and the reporting of geoarchaeological results.<br /> </li> <li>essential reading for archaeology undergraduate and graduate students, practicing archaeologists and geoscientists who need to understand and apply geoarchaeological methodologies.</li> </ul> <br /> <p>Artwork from the book is available to instructors online at: www.blackwellpublishing.com/goldberg<br /> </p> <p><i>“This is one of the best textbooks that I have read in years. I enjoyed reviewing it, and found it well-written and thorough in its coverage of the traditional earth science aspects of geoarchaeology. The non-traditional aspects were intriguing and equally thorough… I predict that this book will become the textbook of choice for geoarchaeology classes for several years.”</i><br /> </p> <p><br /> </p> <p> Geomorphology 101 (2008) 740–743</p>