TY - BOOK ID - 32064205 TI - Applied soils micromorphology in archaeology AU - Macphail, Richard AU - Goldberg, Paul PY - 2018 SN - 9781107011380 9780511895562 9781107648685 1107648688 1107011388 1108514545 1108505600 0511895569 PB - Cambridge Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Soil science in archaeology. KW - Soil micromorphology. KW - Micropedology KW - Soil microscopy KW - Soils KW - Soil structure KW - Archaeology KW - Microscopy KW - Analysis KW - Methodology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:32064205 AB - Applied Soils and Micromorphology in Archaeology provides the most up-to-date information on soil science and its applications in archaeology. Based on more than three decades of investigations and experiments, the volume demonstrates how description protocols and complimentary methods (SEM/EDS, microprobe, micro-FTIR, bulk soil chemistry, micro- and macrofossils) are used in interpretations. It also focuses on key topics, such as palaeosols, cultivation, and occupation surfaces, and introduces a range of current issues, such as site inundation, climate change, settlement morphology, herding, trackways, industrial processes, funerary features, and site transformation. Structured around important case studies, Applied Soils and Micromorphology in Archaeology is thoroughly-illustrated, with color plates and figures, tables and other ancillary materials on its website (www.cambridge.org/9781107011380); chapter appendices can be accessed separately using the web (www.geoarchaeology.info/asma). This new book will serve as an essential volume for all archaeological inquiry about soil. ER -