Soils and Micromorphology in Archaeology

Basic concepts in soil science and current methods field strategies the microscopic approach thin section description sediments anthropogenic features post-depositional processes and relevant features. Case studies: the cave of Vaufrey, Perigard, France Kebara cave, Israel the cave of the pigeons at Taforalt, Eastern Morocco the Acheulean site of Berekhat Ram, Israel the neolithic site of Netiv Hagdud and the Salibya depression, Lower Jordan Valley, Israel the bronze age/neolithic site of Fort Harrouard, France dark earth, England human settlement patterns and holocene environments in the Shaggar Plain, Northwest India rural settlement at Castellaro di Uscio, Liguria, Italy chalcolithic land-use in Italian Appennines and Alps.