A Handbook of Geoarchaeological Approaches to Settlement Sites and Landscapes (Studying Scientific Archaeology)

Acknowledgements
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Approaches to investigating landscapes
Theoretical and methodological considerations
Factors affecting archaeological recovery and environmental evidence
Formulating research designs
Investigating wetland landscapes
Investigating dryland systems
Investigating temperate landscapes
3. Examples of fieldwork strategies and sampling applications for investigating landscapes
The lower Welland valley and Cambridgeshire fen-edge, eastern England
The chalk downlands of Cranborne Chases and Wessex, southern England
The central Rio Puerco valley, New Mexico
The Rio Ica valley, Peru
The prehistoric landscape of Herm island
4. Approaches to investigating settlement sites
Sampling strategies and techniques
5. Examples of fieldwork strategies and sampling applications for investigating settlements
Saar, Bahrain
Kaupang, Norway
Crossiecrown, Orkney
6. Integration: Sampling and method combinations
7. Conclusions
Appendix 1: Bulk sample methodologies
Appendix 2: Sampling for soil/sediment micromorphological analysis
Appendix 3: A brief guide to making soil/sediment thin sections: from the field to finished slide using the Brot grinding system
Bibliography
Glossary of terms