Environmental archaeology Books
Oxford University Press Inc In Search of Ancient Tsunamis A Researchers
Book SynopsisA "how to" guide to the geology, geomorphology, anthropology, and archaeology of tsunamis and a personal story of a researcher's experience in the field and laboratory, In Search of Ancient Tsunamis takes readers on a journey through the sophisticated and interdisciplinary world of tsunami science.Table of ContentsDedication Acknowledgments Preface Chapter 1. Serendipity - An Introduction Chapter 2. Strand 1: 26 December 2004 - Indian Ocean Chapter 3. Strand 2: Same Time, Different Places Chapter 4. Strand 3: New Light Through Old Windows Chapter 5. Strand 4: Chatham Islands - Rekohu/Wharekauri - How Big? Chapter 6. Strand 5: Just Part of the Problem Chapter 7. Strand 6: The Human Touch Chapter 8. Strand 7: Piled Higher and Deeper Chapter 9. Strand 8: A Country with Latitude Chapter 10. Stand 9: Life and Death on the Edge Chapter 11. Strand 10: The Future Bibliography Index
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The University of Chicago Press Abundant Earth
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The University of Chicago Press Cataclysms
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Testot's Cataclysms: An Environmental History of Humanity is a global and historical tour de force of humans facing nature; from the earliest of times to our present days. Testot's book demonstrates that we still are monkeys; basically seeking the tribal pleasures of a warm pool. Yes, the human monkey has conquered the world, dominated nature, and transformed the Earth. But that's it. Nothing more. Thus, in 2020, this monkey world is as vulnerable as ever in its struggle to cope with a single, tiny virus--COVID-19. Now is the time to stop, think, and read this book."--Dag Herbjornsrud, global historian of ideas and founder of SGOKI.org 'Whether it be the internet or the coronavirus, we all know the world is connected. But how did we get here? In this brilliant, highly readable book, Testot answers that question. He follows mankind's trek out of Africa and the footprint this 'naked ape' left behind as humans conquered the world's continents. It is a study of environmental tragedy, but Testot also tells a story of hope. He provides a history of our shared past from the earliest times to the present and, in so doing, suggests how this can help us to make the future better." --Christopher Goscha, Universite du Quebec a MontrealTable of ContentsIntroductionPart I: Monkey Conquers the World 1 We Are the Children of the Climate 2 The End of the Elephants 3 The Wheat Deal 4 CollapsePart II: Monkey Dominates Nature 5 When Gods Guide the Way 6 All Empires Will Fall 7 After Summer Comes Winter 8 Biological Hazards 9 Demographic HazardsPart III: Monkey Transforms the Earth 10 The Promises of Quicksilver 11 Cold, Cold Earth 12 Dying for the Forest 13 Unlimited Energy 14 The Cold Chill of Catastrophe 15 A Time of Excess 16 The Blind Flock 17 Tomorrow’s World Conclusion Epilogue to the English Edition: Two and a Half Years after the French Edition . . . Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B: Chronology Notes Bibliography Index
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Cambridge University Press The Archives of Peat Bogs
Book SynopsisSir Harry Godwin has written a companion volume to his widely acclaimed Fenland: its ancient past and uncertain future. He follows the same historical approach that made Fenland so interesting. Vast rain-fed peat bogs still cover the landscape of northern and western Britain, their ecology, vegetation and flora unfamiliar to most of our population. Yet, through the millennia since last Ice Age, they have accumulated ever-deepening acidic peat, whose plant remains are a precious archive of the events of the past. Upon investigation, the reconstructed bog vegetation gave clues to former climatic history, pollen analysis provided a chronological scale dependent upon changes in upland forest composition and archaeological objects from the Mesolithic to the Roman period were recovered by peat-diggers from observed horizons in the bogs. The Archives of Peat Bogs will be of great interest to a wide readership comprising both amateur and professional biologists, geologists, geographers, archaeTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; 1. Introduction: Quaternary research and mires; 2. Living raised bog; 3. Raised bog stratigraphy: first steps; 4. Blanket bog; 5. Plants of the bogs: Sphagnum; 6. Plants of the bogs: sedges and such; 7. Plants of the bogs: dwarf shrubs etc.; 8. Recent peat of Somerset: a double inundation; 9. Trackways in context; 10. Geology of levels and lakes: marine transgressions and lake settlements; 11. Old peat and Neolithic culture; 12. Disforestation and agriculture; 13. Pollen zones and sea-level changes absolutely dated; 14. Climatic registration; 15. The archive appraised; References; Short glossary; Index.
£42.99
Cambridge University Press Zooarchaeology
Book SynopsisAn expanded and improved edition of an established text reflecting recent developments in zooarchaeology.Trade Review'Students of zooarchaeology and seasoned practitioners alike will derive great benefit from this new edition of a classic work. Reitz and Wing have combined their considerable talents and decades of experience to produce a volume that is useful at every level. Issues particular to zooarchaeology are covered with clarity and thoroughness, while matters of general concern to the discipline, such as sampling, are prominently featured, making the book an excellent reference work. … All archaeologists are indebted to the authors for producing such a worthy volume: I encourage them to repay the debt by purchasing it.' Journal of Archaeological ScienceTable of Contents1. Zooarchaeology; 2. Zooarchaeological history and theory; 3. Basic biology; 4. Ecology; 5. Disposal of faunal remains and sample recovery; 6. Gathering primary data; 7. Secondary data; 8. Humans as predators: subsistence strategies and other uses of animals; 9. Control of animals through domestication; 10. Evidences for past environmental conditions; 11. Conclusions.
£57.99
Cambridge University Press Zooarchaeology
Book SynopsisAn expanded and improved edition of an established text reflecting recent developments in zooarchaeology.Trade Review'Students of zooarchaeology and seasoned practitioners alike will derive great benefit from this new edition of a classic work. Reitz and Wing have combined their considerable talents and decades of experience to produce a volume that is useful at every level. Issues particular to zooarchaeology are covered with clarity and thoroughness, while matters of general concern to the discipline, such as sampling, are prominently featured, making the book an excellent reference work. … All archaeologists are indebted to the authors for producing such a worthy volume: I encourage them to repay the debt by purchasing it.' Journal of Archaeological ScienceTable of Contents1. Zooarchaeology; 2. Zooarchaeological history and theory; 3. Basic biology; 4. Ecology; 5. Disposal of faunal remains and sample recovery; 6. Gathering primary data; 7. Secondary data; 8. Humans as predators: subsistence strategies and other uses of animals; 9. Control of animals through domestication; 10. Evidences for past environmental conditions; 11. Conclusions.
£94.99
Random House Canada To Speak for the Trees
Book SynopsisCanadian botanist Diana Beresford-Kroeger shows us how forests can not only heal us, but save the planet.
£19.60
University of British Columbia Press The Nature of Canada
Book SynopsisThese captivating reflections on the history of our environment and ourselves will make you think differently not only about Canada’s past but also about our future.Trade ReviewAnd what a showcase it is. Yet another accomplishment of indefatigable editors… -- Ruth Morgan, director, Centre for Environmental History at Australian National University * NiCHE *Table of ContentsIntroduction1 Nature and Nation / Graeme Wynn2 Painting the Map Red / Graeme Wynn3 Listening for Different Stories / Julie Cruikshank4 Eldorado North? / Stephen J. Hornsby and Graeme Wynn5 Back to the Land / Colin M. Coates6 Nature We Cannot See / Graeme Wynn7 The Wealth of Wilderness / Claire E. Campbell8 Imagining the City / Michèle Dagenais9 Never Just a Hole in the Ground / Arn Keeling and John Sandlos10 Every Creeping Thing … / Ken Cruikshank11 The Power of Canada / Steve Penfold12 Questions of Scale / Tina Loo13 A Gendered Sense of Nature / Joanna Dean14 Advocates and Activists / Graeme Wynn, with Jennifer Bonnell15 Climates of Our Times / Liza Piper16 Time Chased Me Down, and I Stopped Looking Away / Heather E. McGregorIndex
£21.59
MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida Bioarchaeology and Climate Change A View from South Asian Prehistory
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MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida Early New World Monumentality
Book SynopsisIn this collection, prominent archaeologists explore the sophisticated political and logistical organisations that were required to plan and complete these architectural marvels. They discuss the long-term political, social, and military impacts these projects had on their respective civilizations, and illuminate the significance of monumentality among early complex societies in the Americas.
£45.67
MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida Migration and Disruptions Toward a Unifying
Book SynopsisMigration has always been a fundamental human activity, yet little collaboration exists between scientists and social scientists examining how it has shaped past and contemporary societies. This innovative volume brings together sociocultural anthropologists, archaeologists, bioarchaeologists, ethnographers, paleopathologists, and others to develop a unifying theory of migration.Trade ReviewArtfully integrates scholarship on both past and present migration. With its thematic focus on disruption, this volume develops unprecedented nuance in the treatment of migration."" - Graciela S. Cabana, coeditor of Rethinking Anthropological Perspectives on Migration""A significant contribution to the social sciences in general and a future staple for archaeologists and anthropologists. Migration and Disruptions demonstrates the importance of collaboration and constructive dialogues between the traditional subfields composing the umbrella title of anthropology."" - Stephen A. Brighton, author of Historical Archaeology of the Irish Diaspora: A Transnational Approach
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University of Arizona Press humanimpactonancientenvironments
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John Donald Publishers Ltd Where Men No More May Reap or Sow
Book SynopsisDrawing together the evidence of archaeology, palaeoecology, climate history and the historical record, this first environmental history of Scotland explores the interaction of human populations with the land, waters, forests and wildlife.This volume spans 450 years that saw profound transformation in Scotland's environment. It begins in the fifteenth century, when the Golden Age' of the early 1200s was but a fading folk memory in a land gripped by the gathering grimness of a little ice age'. Colder, wetter, stormier weather became the new normal, interspersed with brief episodes of warmer but still moist conditions, all of which brought huge challenges to a society on the knife-edge of subsistence. Viewing the religious and political upheavals of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries against the cycles of disease and dearth that were ever-present into the later 1700s, the book explores the slow adoption and application of the ideas of Improvement' and the radical disruption of Scotl
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J.R. Collis Publications Crop Husbandry Regimes An Archaeobotanical Study
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£72.04
Cambridge University Press Monsoon Rains Great Rivers and the Development of
Book SynopsisThe Asian monsoon and associated river systems supply the water that sustains a large portion of humanity, and has enabled Asia to become home to some of the oldest and most productive farming systems on Earth. This book uses climate data and environmental models to provide a detailed review of variations in the Asian monsoon since the mid-Holocene, and its impacts on farming systems and human settlement. Future changes to the monsoon due to anthropogenically-driven global warming are also discussed. Faced with greater rainfall and more cyclones in South Asia, as well as drying in North China and regional rising sea levels, understanding how humans have developed resilient strategies in the past to climate variations is critical. Containing important implications for the large populations and booming economies in the Indo-Pacific region, this book is an important resource for researchers and graduate students studying the climate, environmental history, agronomy and archaeology of Asia.Trade Review'Highly recommended.' J. Schoof, Choice ConnectTable of ContentsAcknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Temporal Variations in the Asian Monsoon; 3. Monsoon and Societies in Southwest Asia; 4. Origins of a Uniquely Adaptive Farming System: Rice Farming Systems in Monsoon Asia; 5. Dryland Farming in the Northern Monsoon Frontier; 6. Recent Changes in Monsoon Climate; 7. Future Monsoon Predictions; References; Index.
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Cambridge University Press The Matter of History How Things Create The Past Studies in Environment and History
Book SynopsisPart materialist manifesto, part empirical case study, and part methodological guide, The Matter of History develops a radical new post-anthropocentric understanding of the past that explains how powerful organisms and things pushed diverse nations and cultures towards a global 'Great Convergence'.Trade Review'In this original, important, and beautifully written book, LeCain develops a neo-materialist theory of history to illuminate the environmental histories of seemingly disparate subjects: copper mines, silkworms, and longhorn cattle. Using insights from evolutionary theory, animal studies, and the anthropocene, LeCain shows how the cultural and the material are deeply interwoven in every aspect of resource extraction.' Nancy Langston, Michigan Technological University'By putting things front and center, LeCain challenges us to rethink our most basic assumptions about how we write history in the twenty-first century. He offers us both a lucid guide to a wide range of materialist theories and a set of fascinating examples.' Linda Nash, University of Washington'The Matter of History constitutes the first successful attempt to create an historical narrative truly grounded in a non-anthropocentric ethos, both in terms of its theoretical premises and of its methodological choices … a valuable example of an historical research able to interpret past events in order to read the present time.' Claudio de Majo, Global Environment'[A] profound and provocative book … thoughtful critique of antimaterialist history with an equally thoughtful summary of recent scholarship … [LeCain] argues convincingly that giving animals, plants, and minerals credit for shaping the world will allow us to write a more accurate and interesting history.' Steven Lubar, Technology and Culture'[The Matter of History] easily counts among the ten most fascinating books that I have read over the last decade.' Stefan Berger, Journal of Social History and the History of Social Movements'A fresh, provocative, and profound book … [The Matter of History] pushes environmental-history methodology to a new level of engagement with all actors of the material world.' Anne Norton Greene, Journal of Interdisciplinary History'The Matter of History constitutes the first successful attempt to create an historical narrative truly grounded in a non-anthropocentric ethos, both in terms of its theoretical premises and of its methodological choices.' Caludio de Majo, Global EnvironmentTable of Contents1. Fellow travelers: the non-human things that make us human; 2. We never left Eden: the religious and secular marginalization of matter; 3. Natural born humans: a neo-materialist theory and method of history; 4. The longhorn: the animal intelligence behind American open range ranching; 5. The silkworm: the innovative insects behind Japanese modernization; 6. The copper atom: conductivity and the great convergence of Japan and the West; 7. The matter of humans: beyond the Anthropocene and towards a new humanism.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Seafaring and Mobility in the Late Antique
Book SynopsisMore than any other type of environment, with the possible exception of mountains, the sea has been understood since antiquity as being immovable to a proverbial degree. Yet it was the sea's capacity for movement both literally and figuratively through such emotions as fear, hope and pity that formed one of the primary means of conceptualizing its significance in Late Antique societies. This volume advances a new and interdisciplinary understanding of what the sea as an environment and the pursuit of seafaring meant in antiquity, drawing on a range of literary, legal and archaeological evidence to explore the social, economic and cultural factors at play. The contributions are structured into three thematic parts which move from broad conceptual categories to specific questions of networks and mobility. Part One takes a wide view of the Mediterranean as an environment with great metaphorical and symbolic potential. Part Two looks at networks of seaborne communication and the roleTrade ReviewSeafaring and Mobility in the Late Antique Mediterranean has much to offer historians and archaeologists. It is a collection of fresh and innovative studies of seafaring, mobility and connectivity in the late antique Mediterranean world. * The Classical Review *This volume is an innovative piece of scholarly work that discusses in novel ways the interactions of humans with the marine environment during Late Antiquity. The subject of the volume touches on important current topics like continuity and disruption in human societies that lived in contact with dynamic natural environments like the sea, making it a very fitting contribution for this Ancient Environment Series. With its interdisciplinary approach the book highlights how it is possible to make Classics and research of the ancient Mediterranean world relevant to the present and the future. -- Katerina Velentza * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *This is an in-depth volume that brings welcome attention and discussion to some of the previously overlooked spaces, places and themes within the study of the seafaring world of the Mediterranean in Late-Antiquity. -- Julian Whitewright, Visiting Fellow in Maritime Archaeology, University of Southampton, UKTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Note on Translations List of Abbreviations List of Illustrations Introduction: Approaches to the Later Imperial Mediterranean as an Environment Emilia Mataix Ferrándiz (Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, Finland) and Antti Lampinen (Finnish Institute at Athens, Greece) Part I: Imagination and Domination: The Mediterranean as a Conceptual Environment 1. Knights, Kings, and Dragons: The Symbolic Conquest of the Mediterranean Sea in Late Antiquity and its Historical Background Joanna Töyräänvuori (University of Helsinki, Finland) 2. Migrating Mosaics: Transforming Images of Oceanus and Marine Environments from the Imperial Period to Late Antiquity Alexandra Grigorieva (University of Helsinki, Finland) 3. Mediterranean as a Contested Environment in Late Antiquity Antti Lampinen (Finnish Institute at Athens, Greece) Part II: A Networked Environment 4. Connecting People in the Mediterranean: Mobility and Migration in Ostia and Portus Arja Karivieri (Institutum Romanum Finlandiae, Finland) 5. ... d?? ??s?? p??e?? ... Taking the Island Route: Trade and exchange along the coast of Southern Naxos Hallvard Indjerd (British School at Athens, Greece) 6. ‘Stepping across thresholds”: Islands as Resilient Spaces of Connectivity in the Passage from Late Antiquity to the early Middle Ages (c. 500-ca. 700) Luca Zavagno (Bilkent University, Turkey) and Zeynep Olgun (Koç University, Turkey) Part III: Braving the Sea in the Later Empire 7. ‘Washed by the Waves’. Fighting against Shipwrecking in the Later Roman Empire Emilia Mataix Ferrándiz (Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, Finland) 8. Upwind Sailing Capabilities of Square-Rigged Ships in Late Antiquity and the Ramifications for Trade Networks Doug Forsyth (University of St Andrews, UK) 9. On the Byzantine Tradition of D. 14.2.9 (Maec. ex lege Rhodia): A Note concerning the Emperor as Ruler on the Sea Valerio Massimo Minale (Bocconi University, Spain) Notes Bibliography Index
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National Geographic Society National Geographic Atlas of Wild America
Book SynopsisFrom the deep forests of the Canadian Northwest to the red-rock deserts of the American Southwest, North America offers a myriad of opportunities for hiking, camping, trekking, and simply enjoying the abundance of the natural world. This opulent volume highlights 41 of those wilderness locations.Filled with authoritative maps, data-driven graphics, awe-inspiring photographs, and thoughtful essays, this vivid book will feed the soul of everyone who loves wild places. Six lush chapters take readers from the eastern woodlands to the central plains, from the northern wilderness to southwestern desert lands—including key wilderness areas in Canada and Mexico. You’ll discover the fascinating history of the High Peaks of the Adirondacks, learn about fossil remains on the Upper Missouri River, gaze through the rainforest canopy of Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, and experience Grand Canyon Parashat’s Dark Sky Park. A special section rich inTrade Review"For on-the-go vacationers aswell as armchair travelers,…National Geographic: Atlas of Wild America...provides a picturesque super-dive into spectacular horizons. Written by Jon Waterman, a former park ranger and veteran guide, with a foreword by environmental historian Roderick F. Nash, this hefty tome, with 308 photos and 262 maps, applauds both well-known majestic favorites and off-the-beaten-path intimate finds, unveiling intricate details and data galore. Be awed by nature-loving secrets and surprises."—Laura Manske, Forbes"This gorgeous coffee table book chronicles 41 of the most spectacular public lands across North America from wilderness areas to state parks, seashores to trails. Filled with stunning National Geographic photography, essays, graphics and maps you’ll discover new places to add to your bucket list." —Outside's Yosemite National Park Trips
£45.59
Manchester University Press Bog Bodies: Face to Face with the Past
Book SynopsisThe ‘bog bodies’ of north-western Europe have captured the imaginations of poets and archaeologists alike, allowing us to come face-to-face with individuals from the past. Their exceptional preservation permits us to examine minute details of their lives and deaths, making us reflect poignantly on our own mortality. But, as this book argues, the bodies must be resituated within a turbulent world of endemic violence and change. Reinterpreting the latest continental research and new discoveries, and featuring a ground-breaking ‘cold case’ forensic study of Worsley Man, Manchester Museum’s ‘bog head’, it brings the bogs to life through both natural history and folklore, revealing them as places that were rich and fertile yet dangerous. The book also argues that these remains do not just pose practical conservation problems but also philosophical dilemmas, compounded by the critical debate on if – and how – they should be displayed.Trade Review'[...] this book is so much more than just an archaeological text setting out what we know about these fascinating remains. Giles takes us on a journey that is poignant, moving and often deeply personal. I have so much empathy in how Giles relates her work to her own sense of bereavement, having lost my own mother recently, that I am left saying, “Hell yes – this is archaeology”. Archaeology of the very best kind – the kind that helps you explore what it is to be human.'British Archaeology, Neil Redfern'Bog Bodies is an exhaustive study of human remains extracted from bogs in northern Europe where conditions amenable to preservation have resulted in the recovery of largely complete bodies. Giles (Univ. of Manchester, UK) explores the natural context of the bogs and how they interacted with the "bog bodies" found within them, delving deeply into the bodies' recovery. She deals with how historians and the public have viewed the bodies, pointing out that shaky assumptions have often driven interpretation. Treatment of the subject raises questions relating to death, from well-known examples to the more general occurrence of the dead, both in past and present cultural contexts and in relation to the bogs' natural environment. Giles's survey of finds, as well as public presentations in museums and written reconstructions, suggests to her that the dead offer a way for everyone to richly connect with and understand the lives of the past. Well-illustrated, with a current bibliography, this book is an obvious acquisition for colleges and universities with appropriate departments. The author's sensitive treatment will also interest a wider audience.--R. B. Clay, emeritus, University of KentuckySumming Up: Recommended. General readers through graduate students.Reprinted with permission from Choice Reviews. All rights reserved. Copyright by the American Library Association. -- .Table of Contents1 Introduction 2 Discovering bog bodies 3 Preserving the dead 4 Crossing the bog 5 Exquisite things and everyday treasures: interpreting deposition in the bog6 Violent ends7 Worsley Man: Manchester’s bog head 8 Disquieting exhibits9 Conclusion: creative legaciesIndex
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University of Utah Press,U.S. A Story That Stands Like A Dam: Glen Canyon and
Book SynopsisIn this classic narrative history of the construction of Glen Canyon Dam in the 1950s and 1960s, Russell Martin has captured the individual, cultural, political, and environmental dramas that brought into being the environmental movement we know today.Across the West, calls for the removal of hydroelectric dams constructed during the Bureau of Reclamation’s grand century of dam-building are being heard. More than thirty years after its construction, Glen Canyon Dam is still at the vortex of controversy, both because of its impact on ecological processes downstream and its drowning of natural landscapes behind its headwall. A Story That Stands Like A Dam presents a struggle as compelling and relevant today as it was when it began.
£16.96
Nova Science Publishers Inc Nature of Water
Book SynopsisWater, the most represented substance in the human body, is a trace of the primordial sea where life originated. Its virtues may be represented by the Venus of Botticelli coming out from the sea, as well as by Velasquez''s water seller and by Aristophanes'' chant of the clouds. Water has been connected with medicine from time immemorial and is a common good. For Sumerians, the physician was the man who new water. Homer''s (850-750 BC) mythical tradition made Ocean and Thetys progenitors of all gods and of the world. Hesiod (ca. 700 BC) chanted Poseidon, the sea-lake god, who could cause tempests and seaquakes, generate springs, and also confer the power to walk on water like on earth. In the last century, at the time of the cold war, the information was generated in Moscow about the discovery of polywater, a new form of water, which could be produced in tiny drops in very thin tubes. Astonishingly it boiled at 200 C and had an initial freezing point of around -30 C. Polywater was a case for concern among states because of its potential capability to pollute normal water. Finally it was demonstrated that it was just an artifact due to contamination. Jacques Benveniste, a French immunologist of good reputation came to the conclusion that water saved the memory, being imprinted like a cast. However stringent experiments performed at suggestion of the Editor, showed that water could not act as a template for its molecule.
£146.24
Nova Science Publishers Inc Carbon Considerations: Biochar, Biomass, Biopower
Book SynopsisWidespread concern about global climate change has led to interest in reducing emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and, under certain circumstances, in counting additional carbon absorbed in soils and vegetation as part of the emissions reductions. Congress may consider options to increase the carbon stored (sequestered) in forests as it debates this and related issues. Forests are a significant part of the global carbon cycle. Plants use sunlight to convert CO2, water, and nutrients into sugars and carbohydrates, which accumulate in leaves, twigs, stems, and roots. Plants also respire, releasing CO2. Plants eventually die, releasing their stored carbon to the atmosphere quickly or to the soil where it decomposes slowly and increases soil carbon levels. Little information exists on the processes and diverse rates of soil carbon change. This book examines basic questions concerning carbon sequestration with a focus on biochar for soil fertility and natural carbon sequestration in forests; and biomass feedstocks for biopower.
£126.74
Nova Science Publishers Inc Health Risk Assessments on Potential Pathogens in
Book SynopsisApproximately 3.4 million tons of biosolids, dry weight, are land-applied annually to farms, forests, rangelands, mine lands, and other land use types. Biosolids are defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as "the primarily organic solid product yielded by municipal wastewater treatment processes that can be beneficially recycled" as soil amendments. Concerns for potential human health effects from land-applied biosolids can be addressed through the conduct of a risk assessment. This book focuses on the systematic planning step (a "problem formulation" defining the major factors to be considered) for risk assessments of pathogens in land-applied biosolids. This book follows the common problem formulation steps of hazard identification, conceptual model development, and the development of an analysis plan. A review of pathogens in biosolids literature forms the basis of this book. The intended use of this book is to assist in the development of future risk assessments and to identify specific research needed to fill current data gaps.
£119.99
Nova Science Publishers Inc Nature of Water
Book SynopsisWater, the most represented substance in the human body, is a trace of the primordial sea where life originated. Its virtues may be represented by the Venus of Botticelli coming out from the sea, as well as by Velasquez''s water seller and by Aristophanes'' chant of the clouds. Water has been connected with medicine from time immemorial and is a common good. For Sumerians, the physician was the man who new water. Homer''s (850-750 BC) mythical tradition made Ocean and Thetys progenitors of all gods and of the world. Hesiod (ca. 700 BC) chanted Poseidon, the sea-lake god, who could cause tempests and seaquakes, generate springs, and also confer the power to walk on water like on earth. In the last century, at the time of the cold war, the information was generated in Moscow about the discovery of polywater, a new form of water, which could be produced in tiny drops in very thin tubes. Astonishingly it boiled at 200 C and had an initial freezing point of around -30 C. Polywater was a case for concern among states because of its potential capability to pollute normal water. Finally it was demonstrated that it was just an artifact due to contamination. Jacques Benveniste, a French immunologist of good reputation came to the conclusion that water saved the memory, being imprinted like a cast. However stringent experiments performed at suggestion of the Editor, showed that water could not act as a template for its molecule.
£76.79
University of Utah Press,U.S. Prehistoric Quarries and Terranes: The Modena and
Book SynopsisBecause of the sheer volume of industrial debris and the limited information it yields, quarries are challenging archaeological subjects. Michael J. Shott tackles this challenge in a study of flakes and preforms from the Modena and Tempiute obsidian quarries of North America's Great Basin. Using new statistical methods combined with experimental controls and mass analysis, Shott extracts detailed information from debris assemblages, and parses them by successive 'stages' of reduction continua. The book also reports the first test of the behavioral ecology field-processing model that treats quarry biface production in continuous terms, and estimates the production efficiency of prehistoric Great Basin knappers. After mapping and interpreting the abundance and distribution of quarry products, Shott concludes by charting future lines of research in the analysis of large toolstone sources. Whatever area of the world and technological traditions they research, lithic analysts will learn much from this book's approach to complex archaeological deposits and their constituent artifacts.
£56.25
University of Utah Press,U.S. Patagonian Prehistory: Human Ecology and Cultural
Book SynopsisGenerally portrayed as a windswept wasteland of marginal use for human habitation, Patagonia is an unmatched testing ground for some of the world's most important questions about human ecology and cultural change. In this volume, archaeologist Raven Garvey presents a critical synthesis of Patagonian prehistory, bringing an evolutionary perspective and unconventional evidence to bear on enduringly contentious issues in New World archaeology, including initial human colonization of the Americas, widespread depopulation between 8,000 and 4,000 years ago, and the transition from foraging to farming. Garvey's novel hypotheses question common assumptions regarding Patagonia's suitability for prehistoric hunter-gatherers. She makes four primary arguments: (1) the surprising lack of clothing in parts of prehistoric Patagonia supports a relatively slow initial colonization of the Americas; (2) the sparse record of human habitation during the middle Holocene may be due to prehistoric behavioral changes and archaeological sampling methods rather than population decline; (3) farming never took root in Patagonia because risks associated with farming likely outweighed potential benefits; and, finally, (4) the broad trajectory of cultural change in Patagonia owes as much to feedback between population size and technology as to conditions in the rugged Patagonian outback itself.
£52.50
Archaeopress The Gwithian Landscape: Molluscs and Archaeology
Book SynopsisGwithian, on the north coast of Cornwall, is a multiperiod archaeological site. Excavations by Charles Thomas in the mid-twentieth century provided evidence of human activity from the Mesolithic to the post-medieval period. The present work explores the palaeoenvironment of the area around the settlement sites, from the Neolithic, when sand dunes initially developed in the Red River valley, to the present post-industrial landscape. Multiproxy analyses on sediments from coring, a test pit and mollusc columns provide a view of the changing landscape and how it may have influenced, or been influenced by, human presence and settlement. Mollusc studies are used as the principal analytical method. Multiple radiocarbon and optically stimulated luminesce dates permit these changes to be studied on a tighter time frame than was previously possible. Mining activity from the Bronze Age to the present is explored using fine-resolution geochemistry. Dating allows the timing of the extinction and introduction of some mollusc species to be refined.Table of ContentsPreface; Foreword by Jacqueline A. Nowakowski; Chapter I – Introduction ; Chapter II – Gwithian and its archaeological complex; Chapter III – Previous molluscan studies at Gwithian; Chapter IV – The current study at Gwithian; Chapter V – The coring transect; Chapter VI – Percussion cores; Chapter VII – Hand auger cores; Chapter VIII – Pollen analysis at Gwithian – by Dr. C. R. Batchelor ; Chapter IX – Chronology and discussion of the coring transect; Chapter X – Trench excavation; Chapter XI – Micromorphology analysis of a buried soil – by Dr R. Y. Banerjea; Chapter XII – Mollusc studies in the wider Gwithian landscape; Chapter XIII – Mining for tin and other metals; Chapter XIV – Discussion and conclusions; Conclusions; Bibliography
£36.10
Oxbow Books Butrint 5: Life and Death at a Mediterranean
Book SynopsisThis is the second volume arising from the 1994–2003 excavations of the Triconch Palace at Butrint (Albania), which charted the history of a major Mediterranean waterfront site from the 2nd to the 15th centuries AD. The sequence (Butrint 3: Excavations at the Triconch Palace: Oxbow, 2011) included the development of a palatial late Roman house, followed by intensive activity between the 5th and 7th centuries involving domestic occupation, metal-working, fishing and burial. The site saw renewed activity from the 10th century, coinciding with the revival of the town of Butrint, and for the following 300 years continued in intermittent use associated with its channel-side location.This volume reports on the finds from the site (excluding the pottery), which demonstrate the ways in which the lives, diet and material culture of a Mediterranean population changed across the arc of the late Roman and Medieval periods. It includes discussion of the environmental evidence, the human and faunal remains, metal-working evidence, and the major assemblages of glass, coins and small finds, giving an insight into the health, subsistence base and material culture of the population of a Mediterranean site across more than 1000 years. The findings raise important questions regarding the ways in which changes in the circumstances of the town affected the population between Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. They illustrate in particular how an urban Roman centre became more rural during the 6th century with a population that faced major challenges in their health and living conditions.Trade ReviewRigour of method and intelligence of archaeological reading make this book an excellent example of how, from the 'little forgotten things' (to take up the title of a famous text by an American archaeologist), you can think about history in its broadest sense. * Archeologia Medievale *Table of ContentsPreface – William Bowden and Richard Hodges Introduction – William Bowden Summary of the excavated sequence The archaeological sequence and the material evidence An investigation of the subsistence base at Butrint: the archaeobotanical evidence – Alexandra Livarda and John Giorgi Sampling and processing methods Results Discussion Concluding remarks The faunal remains – William Bowden, Zoe Knapp, Adrienne Powell, and James Westoby Introduction Methods The assemblage The Roman/late antique period (Phases 1 to 10): 3rd century to early 7th century Age structure and husbandry practices at the late antique Triconch Palace and Merchant’s House areas The medieval period (Phases 12 to 15): early 10th century to 15th century and later Age structure and husbandry practices at the medieval Triconch Palace and Merchant’s House areas Discussion Conclusion The human skeletons from the Triconch Palace and the Merchant’s House – Jared Beatrice, Todd Fenton, Carolyn Hurst, Lindsey Jenny, Jane Wankmiller, Michael Mutolo, Christina Rauzi, and David Foran Introduction Demographic profile: the Triconch Palace and Merchant’s House skeletons The spatial arrangement of the skeletons Skeletal palaeopathology Discussion: living conditions at late antique and medieval Butrint Conclusion: life and death at late antique and medieval Butrint Metalworking at the Triconch Palace and the analysis of slags and waste – Patrice de Rijk Introduction Iron working Copper alloy working Silica-rich slag Other finds Conclusion The ancient and early medieval coins from the Triconch Palace c. 2nd century BC to c. AD 600 – T. Sam N. Moorhead Introduction The condition of the coins Coins per period Deposition of coins Mints Discussion by period Possible hoards Conclusion The middle and late Byzantine, medieval and early modern coins – Pagona Papadopoulou Byzantine coins (9th to 13th century) Non-Byzantine coins (late 10th to 12th century) Conclusion The small finds – John Mitchell Introduction 1. Silver artefacts 2. Copper alloy artefacts 3. Iron artefacts 4. The iron nails 5. Lead artefacts 6. Glass artefacts 7. Stone artefacts 8. Ceramic artefacts 9. Worked ivory and bone The vessel glass from the Triconch Palace: a catalogue – Sarah Jennings, with additional contributions from William Bowden and Karen Stark Introduction The glass as deposited The catalogue The Triconch Palace and Merchant’s House as lived environments in late antiquity – William Bowden The domus and Triconch Palace (pre-AD 425: Phases 1 to 4) The 5th-century domestic occupation (AD 425–500: Phases 5 to 6) The ‘ruralisation’ of the Triconch Palace? (AD 500–50: Phases 7 to 8) Blacksmiths and burials (AD 550–650: Phases 9–10) Living and dying in later 6th-century Butrint The Triconch Palace and the archaeology of late antiquity Conclusion Living and dying at the Triconch Palace in the Middle Ages – William Bowden Abandonment (mid-7th to early 10th century: Phase 11) Urban renewal, soldiers and stock rearing? (10th to 12th century: Phases 12 to 13a) Diminishing activity and the severing of the channel link (c. 12th to 14th century: Phases 13b to 14a) A small Venetian garrison? (c. later 14th to 16th century: Phases 14b to 15) Appendices 4.1. The human skeletal remains: supplementary material – Jared Beatrice 4.2. Summary of the human skeletal remains from the Baptistery – Jared Beatrice 6.1. Catalogue of coins from the Triconch Palace and Merchant’s House, up to c. AD 600 – T. Sam N. Moorhead 6.2. Excavated coins by context and period – T. Sam N. Moorhead 7.1. Catalogue of coins from the Triconch Palace and Merchant’s House 9th to 17th century – Pagona Papadopoulou
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Berghahn Books At Home on the Waves: Human Habitation of the Sea
Book Synopsis Contemporary public discourses about the ocean are routinely characterized by scientific and environmentalist narratives that imagine and idealize marine spaces in which humans are absent. In contrast, this collection explores the variety of ways in which people have long made themselves at home at sea, and continue to live intimately with it. In doing so, it brings together both ethnographic and archaeological research – much of it with an explicit Ingoldian approach – on a wide range of geographical areas and historical periods.Trade Review “All papers within the volume show a sensitivity to ongoing problems of the malleability of the physical boundaries where coastal people (sensu latto) and the potential dangers arising from describing coastal livelihoods and (especially) places as unproductive…At Home on the Waves is a valuable resource for anyone interested in coastal livelihoods, environmental knowledge, and community engagement.” • Ethnobiology Letters “The wide and diversified scope of this publication is as inspiring as it is thought-provoking, and this is certainly one of its major strengths… a book of interesting cases to illustrate the seemingly endless variability and nuances of human-sea relations that I do not hesitate to recommend, a bouquet of eye-opening reflections on the vast complexity of what the wet realm is in the world for terrestrial human beings.” • Norwegian Archaeological Review “At Home on the Waves sets out what it aims to do and contributes to the overarching theme of the centrality of marine environments to people around the world. Those researching the topic will appreciate the numerous examples from anthropological and archaeological perspectives and the range of geographical locations…that render the book worth reading.” • Maritime Archaeology “A very ambitious project which engages critically with a timely topic… It crucially brings to the fore the voices and ways of life of those often marginalized or otherwise left out.” • Fiona McCormack, University of Waikato “Interdisciplinary research is all the rage, but rarely does one find a single volume that manages to weave such varied perspectives and approaches into a fascinating whole.” • Madeleine Hall-Arber, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyTable of Contents List of Illustrations List of Tables Foreword Bonnie McCay Acknowledgments Introduction: At Sea in the Twenty-First Century Tanya J. King and Gary Robinson Chapter 1. Moving Beyond the “Scape” to Being in the (Watery) World, Wherever Hannah Cobb and Jesse Ransley Chapter 2. Working Grounds, Producing Places, and Becoming at Home at Sea Penny McCall Howard Chapter 3. Reexamination Brazilian Mounds: Changed Views of Coastal Societies Daniela Klokler and MaDu Gaspar Chapter 4. Seamless Archaeology: The Evolving Use of Archaeology in the Study of Seascapes Caroline Wickham-Jones Chapter 5. Moving Along: Wayfinding, Following, and Nonverbal Communication across the Frozen Seascape of East Greenland Sophie Cäcilie Elixhauser Chapter 6. Drawing Gestures: Body Movement in Perceiving and Communicating Submerged Landscapes Cristián Simonetti Chapter 7. Exploration of a Buried Seascape: The Cultural Maritime Landscapes of Tremadoc Bay Gary Robinson Chapter 8. Fish Traps of the Crocodile Islands: Windows on Another World Bentley James Chapter 9. A Community-Based Approach to Documenting and Interpreting the Cultural Seascapes of the Recherche Archipelago, Western Australia David Guilfoyle, Ross Anderson, Ron “Doc” Reynolds, and Tom Kimber Chapter 10. Recognized Seaworthy: Resistance and Transformation among Icelandic Fisherwomen Margaret Willson and Helga Tryggvadóttir Chapter 11. “It Is Windier Nowadays”: Coastal Livelihoods and Seascape-Making in Qeqertarsuaq, West Greenland Pelle Tejsner Chapter 12. Home-Making on Land and Sea in the Archipelagic Philippines Olivia Swift Chapter 13. Fishing for Food and Fun: How Fishing Practices Mediate Physical and Discursive Relationships with the Sea in Carteret County, North Carolina, US Noëlle Boucquey and Lisa Campbell Chapter 14. Sea Nomads: Sama-Bajau Mobility, Livelihoods, and Marine Conservation in Southeast Asia Natasha Stacey and Edward H. Allison Chapter 15. Formal and Informal Territoriality in Ocean Management Tanya J. King Afterword: At Home on the Waves? A Concluding Comment Tim Ingold Glossary Index
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Oxbow Books The Early Neolithic of the Eastern Fertile
Book SynopsisThe Eastern Fertile Crescent region of western Iran and eastern Iraq hosted major developments in the transition from hunter-forager to farmer-herder lifestyles through the Early Neolithic period, 10,000-7000 BC. Within the scope of the Central Zagros Archaeological Project, excavations have been conducted since 2012 at two Early Neolithic sites in the Kurdistan region of Iraq: Bestansur and Shimshara. Bestansur represents an early stage in the transition to sedentary, farming life, where the inhabitants pursued a mixed strategy of hunting, foraging, herding and cultivating, maximising the new opportunities afforded by the warmer, wetter climate of the Early Holocene. They also constructed substantial buildings of mudbrick, including a major building with a minimum of 65 human individuals, mainly infants, buried under its floor in association with hundreds of beads. These human remains provide new insights into mortuary practices, demography, diet and disease during the early stages of sedentarisation. The material culture of Bestansur and Shimshara is rich in imported items such as obsidian, carnelian and sea-shells, indicating the extent to which Early Neolithic communities were networked across the Eastern Fertile Crescent and beyond. This volume includes final reports by a large-scale interdisciplinary team on all aspects of the results from excavations at Bestansur and Shimshara, through application of state-of-the-art scientific techniques, methods and analyses. The net result is to re-emphasise the enormous significance of the Eastern Fertile Crescent in one of the most important episodes in human history: the Neolithic transition.Table of ContentsContributors Preface and acknowledgements 1. The Neolithic transition in the Eastern Fertile Crescent: project themes, aims and objectives Roger Matthews, Wendy Matthews, Amy Richardson and Kamal Rasheed Raheem 2. Excavation, recording, and sampling methodologies Amy Richardson, Roger Matthews and Wendy Matthews 3. Palaeoclimate and environment of the Iraqi Central Zagros Matt Bosomworth, Dominik Fleitmann and Maria Rabbani 4. Intensive field survey in the Zarzi Region Roger Matthews, Wendy Matthews, Amy Richardson and Kamal Raeuf Aziz 5. Fluxgate gradiometry survey at Bestansur David Thornley 6. Geoarchaeological borehole, sediment and microfossil analyses at Bestansur Chris Green, Rob Batchelor, Maria Rabbani, Alessandro Guaggenti and Wendy Matthews 7. Ethnoarchaeological research in Bestansur: insights into vegetation, land-use, animals and animal dung Sarah Elliott, Robin Bendrey, Jade Whitlam and Kamal Raeuf Aziz 8. Conservation Jessica S. Johnson 9. Excavations and contextual analyses: Bestansur Amy Richardson, Roger Matthews, Wendy Matthews, Sam Walsh, Kamal Raeuf Aziz and Adam Stone 10. Excavations and contextual analyses: Shimshara Wendy Matthews, Roger Matthews, Kamal Raeuf Aziz and Amy Richardson 11. Radiocarbon dating of Bestansur and shimshara Pascal Flohr, Roger Matthews, Wendy Matthews, Amy Richardson and Dominik Fleitmann 12. Sustainability of early sedentary agricultural communities: new insights from high-resolution microstratigraphic and micromorphological analyses Wendy Matthews 13.integrated micro-analysis of the built environment and resource use: high-resolution microscopy and geochemical, mineralogical and biomolecular approaches Wendy Matthews, Aroa Garcia-Suarez, Marta Portillo, Chris Speed, Georgia Allistone, Ian Bull, Jessica Godleman and Matthew Almond 14. Microarchaeology: the small traces of neolithic activities Ingrid Iversen 15. Animal remains and human-animal-environment relationships at Early Neolithic Bestansur and Shimshara Robin Bendrey, Wim Van Neer, Salvador Bailon, Juan Rofes, Jeremy Herman, Mel Morlin and Tom Moore 16. Early Neolithic animal management and ecology: integrated analysis of faecal material Sarah Elliott with contributions from Wendy Matthews and Ian Bull 17. Bestansur molluscs: regional context and local activities Ingrid Iversen 18. The charred plant remains from Early Neolithic levels at Bestansur and Shimshara Jade Whitlam, Charlotte Diffey, Amy Bogaard and Mike Charles 19. Human remains from Bestansur: demography, diet and health Sam Walsh 20. Early Neolithic chipped stone worlds of Bestansur and Shimshara Roger Matthews, Amy Richardson and Osamu Maeda 21. Material culture and networks of Bestansur and Shimshara Amy Richardson 22. Ground stone tools and technologies David Mudd 23. Public archaeology at Bestansur Rhi Smith, Othman Fattah, Hero Salih, Hawar Hawas, Mathew Britten and Wendy Matthews 24. The Neolithic transition in the eastern Fertile Crescent: thematic synthesis and discussion Wendy Matthews, Roger Matthews, Amy Richardson and Kamal Rasheed Raheem Bibliography
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Oxbow Books Themes in Old World Zooarchaeology: From the
Book SynopsisThis new collection of papers from leading experts provides an overview of cutting-edge research in Old World zooarchaeology. The research presented here spans various areas across Europe, Western Asia and North Africa – from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic. Several chapters focus on Iberia, but the eastern Mediterranean and Britain are also featured.Thematically, the book covers many of the research areas where zooarchaeology can provide a significant contribution. These include animal domestication, bone modifications, fishing, fowling, economic and social status, as well as adaptation and improvement. The investigation of these topics is carried out using a diversity of approaches, thus making the book also a useful compendium of traditional as well as more recently developed methodological applications. All contributions aim to present zooarchaeology as a discipline that studies animals to understand people, and their richly diversified past histories. This will be a valuable source of information not just for specialists, but also for general archaeologists and, potentially, also historians, palaeontologists and geographers, who have an interest for the research themes discussed in the book.The book is dedicated to Simon Davis, who has been a genuine pioneer in the development of modern zooarchaeology. It presents hugely stimulating case studies from the core areas where Davis has worked in the course of his career.Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION From the Mediterranean to the Atlantic: Simon Davis’ exceptional contribution to the world of zooarchaeology (Umberto Albarella) METHODS AND THEORY IN THE ZOOARCHAEOLOGY OF THE OLD WORLD 2. Taphonomy of carnivores: Understanding archaeological small prey accumulations (Luis Lloveras) 3. Fish Bone studies in Iberia: An overview of 40 years of research (Arturo Morales Muñiz, Laura Llorente Rodríguez & Eufrasia Roselló Izquierdo 4. On the use of micromammals for paleoenvironmental reconstruction: Qesem Cave as a case study (Orr Comay & Tamar Dayan) 5. Traditional sheep and goat husbandry in Cyprus: the effects of scale and its identification in archaeological assemblages (Angelos Hadjikoumis) EARLY PREHISTORY 6. Among hyenas: Nery Delgado, Albert Gaudry, Edouard Harlé and the hyenas of Furninha cave (Portugal) (João Luís Cardoso) 7. Sheepish bones, sheepish dates, sheepish logic and the neolithization of Iberia (João Zilhão) LATE PREHISTORY 8. Astragali and their archaeological contexts in the Iberian Peninsula. Significance, meanings and historical implications (Ana Margarida Arruda) 9. Origins of metallurgy in the southern Levant: microscopic examination of butchering marks on animal bones at Tell Yarmuth, Israel (Haskel Greenfield, Annie Brown & Pierre de Miroschedji) 10. The food chain at the palace of King Amenhotep III at Malqata (Egypt) (Salima Ikram) 11. Caprine husbandry at the Iron Age settlement of A Lanzada (Pontevedra, Spain) (Marta Moreno-García) HISTORIC TIMES 12. Cattle from the East, cattle from the West: diversity of cattle morphotypes in the Iberian Peninsula during late prehistoric and Roman times (Ariadna Nieto-Espinet, Angela Trentacoste, Sílvia Guimarães & Silvia Valenzuela-Lamas) 13. Animal remains from 17th century Carnide, Lisbon, Portugal (Cleia Detry, Ana Beatriz Santos, Tânia Casimiro, Ana Caessa & Nuno Mota) 14. The contribution of Islamic culture to the medieval faunistic redefinition of the Iberian Peninsula (Marco Masseti) 15. Hovering over hawking in Early Medieval Iberia (Laura Llorente Rodríguez, Arturo Morales Muñiz, Leif Jonsson & Evelyne Browaeys) 16. Launceston Castle and Cornish zooarchaeology 25 years on (Polydora Baker) 17. Fodder in the city: rye for animals in the 1755 earthquake in Lisbon (João Tereso & Lídia Fernandes)
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Archaeopress Nel regno del fango: speleoarcheologia della
Book SynopsisNel regno del fango presents the preliminary results of the archaeological excavations recently carried out in the Grotta di Polla, in the province of Salerno, in the Vallo di Diano area. Speleoarchaeological researches in recent years have revealed the considerable difficulty of operating methodologically in an environment, such as that of a cave which, in addition to being often characterized by the limitations caused by the darkness and tightness of the environments, has in this case led to the presence of a considerable amount of mud which made researches even more complex. The methodologies adopted for the preservation and conservation of archaeological materials and the results obtained are therefore illustrated. From an interpretative point of view, the cave is configured as an area that has been exploited with a certain continuity from the Neolithic to the whole Bronze Age with the specific function of a burial area.Table of ContentsIntroduzione – A. Minelli ; Capitolo 1: L’archeologia in grotta del Vallo di Diano tra preistoria e protostoria – B. Spadacenta ; Capitolo 2: Storia delle ricerche speleoarcheologiche nella Grotta di Polla – F. Larocca ; Capitolo 3: Le ricognizioni archeologiche e le campagne di scavo 2016-18 – A. Minelli ; Capitolo 4: I materiali ceramici – P. Marino ; Capitolo 5: Le sepolture della Grotta di Polla: analisi paleobiologica degli inumati – S. Guglielmi ; Capitolo 6: Analisi archeobotaniche della Grotta di Polla – A. Sellitto, F. Breglia, G. Fiorentino ; Capitolo 7: Il rituale funerario della Grotta di Polla – A. Minelli ; Capitolo 8: Fotogrammetria digitale per il rilievo dello scavo in grotta – A. Di Meo ; Bibliografia
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Archaeopress Geophysical Phenomena and the Alexandrian
Book SynopsisAlexandria is located on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, bordered by Egypt’s Western Desert and the fertile Nile Delta. For many centuries, Alexandria was the major port city in the Eastern Mediterranean and it has been repeatedly struck by natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis and land subsidence, in its ~2400-year history. This book focuses on the geomorphological and archaeological evidence on the coastal zone of Alexandria, attempting to provide a comprehensive review of its evolution, taking into consideration long-term and short-term factors. The book provides an extensive background on the geomorphology and recent geoarchaeological history of Alexandria, discussing historical maps and natural disasters. In the coastal area of Alexandria there is numerous archaeological evidence, such as burial sites, quarry activities and ancient building remnants, as well as geomorphological features, all revealing a complex evolution of the coastal zone. New evidence, such as fish tanks and ship wrecks in order to discuss the Late Holocene evolution of the coastal zone. Detailed illustrations and maps accompany the book chapters providing the reader the opportunity to gain an extensive view of Alexandria’s features.Table of ContentsPreface 1. Introduction 2. Subsidence regime 3. Evidence of offshore subsidence in Alexandria 4. Palaeogeography 5. Historical maps 6. Historical references 7. The decline of Alexandria and physical disaster 8. Modelling tsunami vulnerability 9. Coastal zone 10. Fish tanks References
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Archaeopress Community Archaeology: Working Ancient Aboriginal
Book SynopsisCommunity Archaeology presents the results of an investigation of wetland heritage in eastern Australia, with important contributions to the archaeology of the Tasmanian Midlands and the New England Tablelands. In this first substantial project in these bioregions since 1991, OSL and radiocarbon dating at lagoon sites provided dates going back to 8000 BP, significantly extending previous information. In both regions a range of stone artefact scatters were recorded adjacent to lagoons, suggesting associated ceremonial activities. Across the regions, new OSL dates were obtained for lunette formation. These were unexpectedly diverse, with OSL dates not clustered around the Last Glacial Maximum at 20k. With sediment particle sizes suggesting both wind and water deposition, quite individual local lunette depositional histories not closely related to global climates are indicated. The book also contributes to the important global field of community engagement and education. Unlike most projects where Aboriginal people are involved in commercial archaeology, this project focussed on research. Community Elders were research team partners during fieldwork and training. Work-integrated -learning, at University and on-country locations, proved very successful as a learning approach for young participants.Table of ContentsIntroduction – Wendy Beck and Robert Haworth ; Chapter 1: Indigenous Participation and Aboriginal Education – Wendy Beck, Catherine Clarke, Judith Burns, Anne McConnell and Lagoons Aboriginal Reference Group ; Chapter 2: Connections—Aboriginal Participants’ Reflections: A Photo Essay – Compiled and photographed by Catherine Clarke and Wendy Beck ; Chapter 3: Fieldwork, Sampling and Study Areas – Wendy Beck and Robert Haworth ; Chapter 4: Dating and Chronology – Elspeth Hayes, Richard Fullagar, Wendy Beck and Kevin Kiernan ; Chapter 5: Formation and development of upland lake-lunette systems in northern New South Wales, Australia, and their relation to climate, ecological change and human occupation – Robert Haworth, Kevin Kiernan, Anne McConnell ; Chapter 6: A Review of the Archaeological Record of Surface Sites, New England Bioregion – John Appleton and Wendy Beck ; Chapter 7: Lagoon Excavations: New England Tableland Bioregion – John Appleton and Wendy Beck ; Chapter 8: Silcrete Grinding Grooves in New England, NSW – Richard Fullagar, Elspeth Hayes, Nancy Vickery, John Appleton and Wendy Beck ; Chapter 9: Contrasting Lake Formation and Late-Glacial Aeolian Activity Between the Tasmanian Central Plateau and Adjacent Midlands Graben – Kevin Kiernan, Anne McConnell, Robert Haworth, Richard Fullagar and Elspeth Hayes ; Chapter 10: The Archaeology of Lagoons of the Tasmanian Midlands and Eastern Central Plateau and Its Role in Re-Interpreting Past Tasmanian Aboriginal Landscape Use and Meaning – Anne McConnell, Andry Sculthorpe and Kevin Kiernan ; Chapter 11: The Tasmanian and New England Research in a Global Setting – Wendy Beck and Robert Haworth ; Appendix A: Analyst Report for Radiocarbon Dating ; Appendix B: Luminescence Dating of Sediments from Wetland Sites in New England, New South Wales, and Tasmania, Australia ; Appendix C: Luminescence Dating of Sediments from New England and Tasmanian Wetland Sites ; Appendix D: New England Tablelands Sediment Profile Descriptions ; Appendix E: Mapping and Characterisation of Silcrete and Axe Grinding Grooves in the New England Region, NSW
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Archaeopress Different Times? Archaeological and Environmental
Book SynopsisDifferent Times? Archaeological and environmental data from intra-site and off-site sequences brings together seven papers from Session II-8 of the XVIII UISPP Congress (Paris, 4-9 June 2018). The session questioned temporal correlations between intra-site and off-site data in archaeology-related contexts. The word ‘site’ describes here archaeological sites or groups of sites – usually settlements – that have undergone research in recent years and produced information on the duration and timing of human presence. Comparison with evidence from geomorphological and paleoenvironmental research conducted at various distances from settlements gives some interesting results, such as ‘missing’ occupation periods, distortions in human presence intensity through space as well as time, variability in explanations concerning the abandonment of settlements, etc. Examples presented here highlight: first, discrepancies between time records within built areas used for living and the surrounding lands used for other activities (cultivation, herding, travelling, etc); second, discrepancies produced by the use of different ‘time markers’ (ie. chronostratigraphy of archaeological layers or pottery evolution on the one hand, sedimentary or pollen sequences on the other hand). Although improving the resolution of individual data is essential, the authors argue that the joint and detailed examination of evidence produced together by human and natural scientists is more important for reaching a reliable reconstruction of past people’s activities. Both the session and the volume stem from the Working Group ‘Environmental and Social Changes in the Past’ (Changements environnementaux et sociétés dans le passé) in the research framework of the Cluster of Excellence ‘Dynamite’ (Territorial and Spatial Dynamics) of the University Paris 1-Panthéon-Sorbonne (ANR-11-LABX-0046, Investissements d’Avenir).Table of ContentsIntroduction – Zoï Tsirtsoni, Catherine Kuzucuoğlu, Philippe Nondédéo, Olivier Weller ; The role of the duration and recurrence of settlements in our perception of human impact on the environment: an example from Northern France – Salomé Granai, Sylvie Coutard, Nicolas Cayol, Muriel Boulen ; Dynamiques environnementales et impact de l’anthropisation au Néolithique dans le vallon du Vey à Cairon (Calvados, Normandie) : apports des analyses à haute résolution sur une nouvelle séquence pollinique hors-site – Laurence Lemer, Agnès Gauthier, Laurent Lespez, Cécile Germain-Vallée ; Geoarchaeological and chronological reconstruction of the Aşıklı PPN site spatial development (Central Anatolia, Turkey) – Catherine Kuzucuoğlu, Mihriban Özbaşaran, Jean-Pascal Dumoulin, Ségolène Saulnier-Copard ; Times of historical developments and environmental changes in the Minoan town of Malia, Crete: an intra and off-site geoarcheological approach – Maia Pomadère, Laurent Lespez, Charlotte Langohr ; Environmental change and population responses in the Sechura Desert during the late Holocene – Valentina Villa, Aurélien Christol, Christine Lefèvre, Denis Correa, Philippe Béarez, Patrice Wuscher, Nicolas Bermeo, Segundo Vásquez, Belkys Gutiérrez, Nicolas Goepfert ; Archaeological and paleoenvironmental reconstructions in the tropical Maya area: the case of Naachtun (Guatemala) – Philippe Nondédéo, Cyril Castanet, Louise Purdue, Eva Lemonnier, Lydie Dussol, Julien Hiquet, Aline Garnier, Marc Testé ; Tracing the hidden history of the Maya forests through anthracological sequences – Lydie Dussol
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Archaeopress Animal Husbandry and Hunting in the Central and
Book SynopsisHerding and hunting, along with farming, represented the economic basis of subsistence of communities in the past. The strategies of animal husbandry and hunting were diverse and different between communities, whilst they also changed over time. The differences and variations were sometimes caused by local or regional environmental conditions, but were also the result of social, cultural, political, and even religious factors. Animal Husbandry and Hunting in the Central and Western Balkans Through Time brings new results of research on animal herding and hunting in the central and western Balkans during prehistoric and historic periods. The investigations presented here cover a wide range of topics related to animal exploitation strategies; they range from broad syntheses to specific case studies and, moreover, include interdisciplinary studies that use zooarchaeological and historical data, iconographic representations and modern laboratory analysis.Table of ContentsForeword – Nemanja Marković and Jelena Bulatović ; Eating well on Adriatic palaeoshore – marine and terrestrial molluscs as evidence of Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene cuisine in Vlakno Cave, Dugi Otok, Croatia – Antonela Barbir, Nikola Vukosavljević and Dario Vujević ; Bone technology from the Early Neolithic site of Bataševo (Serbia) – Selena Vitezović, Nemanja Marković and Velibor Katić ; Herding and hunting at Vinča – Belo Brdo and Stubline during the Late Neolithic, a stable isotopic perspective – Rosalind E. Gillis, Jelena Bulatović, Kristina Penezić, Miloš Spasić, Nenad N. Tasić and Cheryl A. Makarewicz ; Fishing techniques in the Late Neolithic Vinča culture: fish hooks from the site of Vinča – Belo Brdo – Selena Vitezović ; Storage practice and problems with pests in the Late Neolithic: two examples from the central Balkans – Đurđa Obradović ; Images of half-persons, hybrids and surreal creatures in the Late Neolithic Vinča culture – Miloš Spasić ; Animals in the Early Bronze Age funerary practice at Mokrin and Ostojićevo cemeteries, Serbia – Tamara Blagojević ; New data from the old records: zooarchaeological remains from Late Bronze and Early Iron Age sites in northern Bosnia – Jelena Bulatović and Aleksandar Jašarević ; Zooarchaeological research of the Late La Tène period in Serbia: an overview of the data – Teodora Radišić ; Animal husbandry and hunting in Roman provinces in Serbia: a zooarchaeological overview – Sonja Vuković ; The potential for horse breeding in the vicinity of Viminacium – Dimitrije Marković and Ilija Danković ; Fish consumption and trade in Early Byzantine Caričin Grad (Justiniana Prima) – Henriette Baron and Nemanja Marković ; Animal exploitation in the territory of present-day Serbia during the Medieval period: a zooarchaeological perspective – Teodora Mladenović and Mladen Mladenović
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Archaeopress “Los animales enseñaron el camino…”: La fauna de
Book Synopsis“Los animales enseñaron el camino…”: La fauna de la Sierra Gorda queretana a través de sus representaciones cerámicas arqueológicas examines the past fauna of the Sierra Gorda region of Mexico, and its representation in archaeological ceramics. Queretaro's Sierra Gorda was declared a “Biosphere Reserve” on May 19, 1997, by presidential decree. As a natural area thus protected, there are almost 400,000 hectares of great biodiversity, in which there are at least 15 types and subtypes of different vegetation, more than 1800 species of plants, 124 of fungi and 550 species of vertebrates, among other elements that prove the natural wealth of the region. As part of the "Northern Archaeological Project of the State of Querétaro, Mexico" (PANQ), the book presents ceramic representations of the fauna of the region, relating them to the oral traditions that the inhabitants of the region have preserved until now. In so doing it demonstrates the deep interdependence of humans and animals, and analyses wider cultural interconnections across Mesoamerica. The book goes on to analyze some of these Mesoamerican cultural traits, although its main goal is to highlight the archaeological evidence that has been recovered by the project since 1990 in this still little-known region of ancient Mexico.Table of ContentsAgradecimientos ; Introducción ; A manera de preámbulo: la Humanidad y los animales en las culturas y civilizaciones antiguas ; Antecedentes geográficos y arqueológicos ; La Sierra Gorda queretana y su riqueza biológica ; Método de estudio e identificación de las piezas cerámicas ; Las representaciones en cerámica de la fauna serrana ; Clase de los anfibios ; Clase de los reptiles ; Clase de las aves ; Clase de los mamíferos ; Clase de los peces ; Invertebrados ; Filo mollusca ; Palabras finales ; Apéndice - Cuadro-resumen de las figurillas cerámicas y su contexto arqueológico y geográfico. ; Fuentes consultadas
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Archaeopress Assessing Iron Age Marsh-Forts: With Reference to
Book SynopsisIron Age marsh-forts are large, monumental structures located in low-lying waterscapes. Although they share chronological and architectural similarities with their hillfort counterparts, their locations suggest that they may have played a specific and alternative role in Iron Age society. Despite the availability of a rich palaeoenvironmental archive at many sites, little is known about these enigmatic structures, and until recently, the only acknowledged candidate was the unusual, dual-enclosure monument at Sutton Common, near Doncaster. Assessing Iron Age Marsh-Forts considers marsh-forts as a separate phenomenon within Iron Age society through an understanding of their landscape context and palaeoenvironmental development. At the national level, a range of Iron Age wetland monuments has been compared to Sutton Common to generate a gazetteer of potential marsh-forts. At the local level, a multi-disciplinary case-study is presented of the Berth marsh-fort in North Shropshire, incorporating GIS-based landscape modelling and multi-proxy palaeoenvironmental analysis (plant macrofossils, beetles and pollen). The results of both the gazetteer and the Berth case-study challenge the view that marsh-forts are simply a topographical phenomenon. These substantial Iron Age monuments appear to have been deliberately constructed to control areas of marginal wetland and may have played an important role in the ritual landscape.Trade Review‘Well written, -illustrated, and -referenced, this is a helpful addition to the literature on this part of the later prehistoric settlement record.’ – Ian Ralston (2022): Current Archaeology, Issue 390‘Overall, this work provides a welcome investigation of a poorly understood site type within prehistoric archaeology. The application of landscape archaeology and palaeoenvironmental reconstruction techniques provides a wholistic approach to the understanding of the landscape setting of the Berth and is a welcome example of best practice into the investigation of wetland landscapes.’ – Tudur Davies (2022): Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol. 171 ‘Norton has delivered a solid study on an elusive subject and succeeds in putting forward a convincing framework for studying marsh-forts in the future as a more common site type and, in some cases, important centres in hillfort-dominated landscapes. Their position in their waterscapes is both deliberate and meaningful. Adopting these proposals for marsh-forts will certainly have an impact on the perception of, and stimulate fresh input into, future research in the British Iron Age.’ – Marion Uckelmann (2023): Antiquity Vol. 97 (395)Table of ContentsSummary ; Chapter 1: Assessing Iron Age marsh-forts - an introduction ; Chapter 2: The British Iron Age, hillforts and marsh-forts - Literature Review ; Chapter 3: Methodology and Resources ; Chapter 4: Marsh-forts in a landscape context ; Chapter 5: North Shropshire’s marsh-forts ; Chapter 6: The Berth – a marsh-fort in its landscape context ; Chapter 7: The Berth – stratigraphic sequencing and radiocarbon dating ; Chapter 8: The Berth – Palaeoenvironmental Reconstruction ; Chapter 9: Assessing Iron Age marsh-forts – Discussion and Conclusions ; Bibliography ; Appendix 1 – Radiocarbon dates ; Appendix 2 – Samples weights and volumes ; Appendix 3 – Full species lists
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Archaeopress Aquatic Adaptations in Mesoamerica: Subsistence
Book SynopsisAquatic Adaptations in Mesoamerica explores the subsistence strategies that ancient Mesoamericans implemented to survive and thrive in their environments. It discusses the natural settings, production sites, techniques, artifacts, cultural landscapes, traditional knowledge, and other features linked to human subsistence in aquatic environments. The study is based on analyses of fishing, hunting, gathering, and manufacture (among other activities), all of which were integral elements of aquatic lifeways. In addition to the aquatic lifeways themselves, salt-making, and intensive agriculture developed and practiced in lakes and marshes are also examined. The study adopts a perspective based on ethnoarchaeology and ethnohistory, complemented by archaeological field data.Trade Review'This is a monumental contribution… This pioneering work will stand and endure as a landmark publication, an inspiration for future studies of this sort in Mexico and in other parts of the world...' - Jeffrey R. Parsons, University of Michigan‘I am convinced this book will become an instant classic on the subject and it will be referenced in future articles in this journal. The style is informative for students of anthropology, geography, and related disciplines like sustainable engineering. Followers of Lo-TEK (Traditional Environmental Knowledge) will find here excellent source material and ideas to further recover and adapt traditional ways.’ – Ramón Folch González (2023): Ethnoarchaeology, DOI: 10.1080/19442890.2023.2184909Table of ContentsPreface ; Chapter I: Introduction ; The Mesoamerican Aquatic Lifeway ; Ethnoarchaeology ; Ethnohistory ; Aquatic Adaptations in Mesoamerica ; Archaeological Implications ; Content and Structure of this Book ; Chapter II: The Aquatic Lifeway in Michoacán: Natural Resources and Subsistence Activities ; Ethnohistorical Information on Aquatic Subsistence in Michoacán ; Ethnographic Analysis and Archaeological Interpretation ; The Natural Environment of the Lake Pátzcuaro Basin ; Ethnographic Information on Subsistence Activities in the Lake Pátzcuaro Basin ; Subsistence Activities in Aquatic Contexts: Archaeological Markers ; Final remarks ; Chapter III: Salt Production in Mesoamerica: Tool Assemblages and Cultural Landscapes ; Nutrition ; Food Preservation ; Salt Production in Mesoamerica ; The Basin of Mexico ; The Salt-Making Tool Assemblage ; The Salt-Making Landscape ; Final Remarks ; Chapter IV: Aquatic Subsistence in Central Mexico ; The Basin of Mexico ; The Alto Lerma Basin ; Final Remarks ; Chapter V: Aquatic Subsistence in the Maya Area ; The Maya Highlands ; The Maya Lowlands ; Pre-Hispanic Cities and Agriculture in the Maya Area ; Maya Cities of the Classic Period ; Intensive Agriculture among the Ancient Maya ; Final Remarks ; Chapter VI: Discussion and Conclusions ; Challenges for Future Research ; References
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Archaeopress New Approaches to the Archaeology of Beekeeping
Book SynopsisNew Approaches to the Archaeology of Beekeeping aims to take a holistic view of beekeeping archaeology (including honey, wax, and associated products, hive construction, and participants in this trade) in one large interconnected geographic region, the Mediterranean, central Europe, and the Atlantic Façade. Current interest in beekeeping is growing because of the precipitous decline of bees worldwide and the disastrous effect it portends for global agriculture. As a result, all aspects of beekeeping in all historical periods are coming under closer scrutiny. The volume focuses on novel approaches to historical beekeeping but also offers new applications of more established ways of treating apicultural material from the past. It is also keenly interested in helping readers navigate the challenges inherent in studying beekeeping historically. The volume brings together scholars working on ancient, medieval, early modern, and ethnographic evidence of beekeeping from a variety of perspectives. In this sense it will serve as a handbook for current researchers in this field and for those who wish to undertake research into the archaeology of beekeeping.Table of ContentsPreface – David Wallace-Hare (San Diego State University) ; Acknowledgements ; 1. A New Approach to the Study of Ancient Greek Beekeeping – Georgios Mavrofridis (University of the Aegean) ; 2. Smoke and Bees: From Prehistoric to Traditional Smokers in Greece – Sophia Germanidou (University of Newcastle) ; 3. Potters and Beekeepers: Industrial Collaboration in Ancient Greece – Jane Francis—Concordia University (jane.francis@concordia.ca) ; 4. Etruscan 'Honey Pots': Some Observations on a Specialised Vase Shape – Paolo Persano (Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa) ; 5. Palynological Insights into the Ecology and Economy of Ancient Bee-Products – Lorenzo Castellano (Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University); Cesare Ravazzi, Roberta Pini, Giulia Furlanetto, Franco Valoti (Research Group Vegetation, Climate and Human Stratigraphy, Laboratory of Palynology and Paleoecology, Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering, National Research Council, Italy) ; 6. La apicultura en el ager de Segóbriga-Cuenca, España – Jorge Morín (Departamento de Arqueología, Paleontología y Recursos Culturales de AUDEMA); Rui Roberto de Almeida (Investigador da UNIARQ-Universidade de Lisboa / Câmara Municipal de Loulé); and Isabel Sánchez Ramos (Universidad Pablo de Olavide de Sevilla) ; 7. Beekeeping and Problematic Landscapes: Beekeeping and Mining in Roman Spain and North Africa – David Wallace-Hare (San Diego State University) ; 8. Evidence of Dalmatian Beekeeping in Roman Antiquity – Kristina Jelincic Vučković, Ivana Ožanić Roguljić (Institute of Archaeology, Zagreb, Croatia); and Emmanuel Botte (MMSH, Centre Camille Jullian Aix-en-Provence Cedex) ; 9. Ancient Rock-cut Apiaries in the Mediterranean Area: Some Case Studies – Roberto Bixio (Hon. Inspector for Archaeology, sector Artificial Cavities, Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage); Andrea Bixio (Centro Studi Sotterranei, Genoa); Andrea De Pascale (Museo Archeologico del Finale /Istituto Internazionale di Studi Liguri, sezione Finalese Finale Ligure/Savona) ; 10. Appiaria vel in civitate vel in villa: Bees and Cities in the Early Medieval West – Javier Martínez Jiménez (Faculty of Classics/Churchill College, University of Cambridge) ; 11. The Production and Trade of Wax in North-Eastern Iberia, XIV-XVI C: The Case of Catalonia – Lluís Sales i Favà (King’s College London) and Alexandra Sapoznik (King’s College London) ; 12. Del panal a la mesa: La miel en la Corona de Aragón (siglos XIV-XV) – Pablo José Alcover Cateura (Food Observatory, ODELA, Universitat de Barcelona) ; 13. Honey and Wax in Medieval Tyrol on the Basis of Tyrolean Land Registers (Urbaria) and Books of Accounts – Barbara Denicolò (University of Salzburg) ; 14. Early Irish Law on Beekeeping, with Particular Reference to Bechbretha ‘Bee-Judgements’ – Fergus Kelly (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies) ; 15. Arqueología de la apicultura en la Asturias preindustrial – Joaquín López Álvarez (Muséu del Pueblu d’Asturies) ; 16. Approches de l’Archéologie: L’apiculture insolite du nord de l’Espagne – Robert Chevet (Apistoria) ; 17. Historical Beekeeping in Northern Portugal: Between Traditional Practices and Innovation in Movable Frame Hives – Teresa Soeiro (CITCEM)
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Liverpool University Press New Perspectives on the Medieval ‘Agricultural
Book SynopsisAn Open Access edition is available on the LUP and OAPEN websites.Across Europe, the early medieval period saw the advent of new ways of cereal farming which fed the growth of towns, markets and populations, but also fuelled wealth disparities and the rise of lordship. These developments have sometimes been referred to as marking an ‘agricultural revolution’, yet the nature and timing of these critical changes remain subject to intense debate, despite more than a century of research. The papers in this volume demonstrate how the combined application of cutting-edge scientific analyses, along with new theoretical models and challenges to conventional understandings, can reveal trajectories of agricultural development which, while complementary overall, do not indicate a single period of change involving the extension of arable, the introduction of the mouldboard plough, and regular crop rotation. Rather, these phenomena become evident at different times and in different places across England throughout the period, and rarely in an unambiguously ‘progressive’ fashion.Presenting innovative bioarchaeological research from the ground-breaking Feeding Anglo-Saxon England project, along with fresh insights into ploughing technology, brewing, the nature of agricultural revolutions, and farming practices in Roman Britain and Carolingian Europe, this volume is a critical new contribution to environmental archaeology and medieval studies in England and beyond. Contributors: Amy Bogaard; Hannah Caroe; Neil Faulkner; Emily Forster; Helena Hamerow; Matilda Holmes; Claus Kropp; Lisa Lodwick; Mark McKerracher; Nicolas Schroeder; Elizabeth Stroud; Tom Williamson.Table of ContentsPart I: Unpacking the ‘mouldboard plough package’Chapter 1. The ‘FeedSax’ Project: Rural Settlements and Farming in Early Medieval England (Helena Hamerow)Chapter 2. Lessons from Laxton, Highgrove and Lorsch: Building arable weed-based models for the investigation of early medieval agriculture in England (Amy Bogaard)Chapter 3. Understanding early medieval crop and animal husbandry through isotopic analysis (Elizabeth Stroud)Chapter 4. Land use in Central, East and Southeast England: arable or pasture? (Emily Forster)Chapter 5. Innovation, technology, and social change: the adoption of the mouldboard plough and its impact on human-animal relationships (Matilda Holmes)Chapter 6. Cattle and tillage in early medieval Europe: first results from the Lauresham Laboratory for Experimental Archaeology, Germany (Claus Kropp)Part II: Revolutions revisitedChapter 7. Prospect and Protect: syntironomy and cereals in early medieval England (Mark McKerracher)Chapter 8. The precursor to the revolution? Current understandings of the Roman agrarian economy of Roman Britain (Lisa Lodwick)Chapter 9. An agro-social revolution in a Mid Saxon village: making sense of the Sedgeford excavations (Neil Faulkner)Chapter 10. Malting, brewing and beer in Anglo-Saxon England: Mid Saxon Sedgeford – a case study (Hannah Caroe)Chapter 11. The ‘cerealization’ of continental North-West Europe, c. 800-1200 (Nicolas Schroeder)Chapter 12. Agriculture, Lords and Landscape in Medieval England (Tom Williamson)Bibliography
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Archaeopress Environment and Agriculture of Early Winchester
Book SynopsisThis wide-ranging study uses historical and archaeological evidence to consider humanity's interactions with the environment, fashioning agricultural, gardening and horticultural regimes over a millennium and a half. The discussions of archaeological finds of seeds from discarded rubbish including animal fodder and bedding show the wide range of wild species present, as well as cultivated and gathered plants in the diet of inhabitants and livestock. Pollen analyses, and studies of wood, mosses, and beetles, alongside a look at the local natural environment, and comparison with medieval written records give us a tantalizing picture of early Winchester. The earliest record is by Ælfric of Eynsham in his 11th-century Nomina Herbarum. From medieval records come hints of gardens within the city walls, and considerable detail about agriculture and horticulture, and produce brought into the city. Wild fruit and nuts were also being gathered from the countryside for the town’s markets and mills. At St Giles’ Fair exotic imported spices and fruits were also sold. All these sources of evidence are brought together to reveal more fully the roles of agriculture and the environment in the development of Winchester.Trade Review'This is a comprehensive study of organic remains from important Romano-British, Anglo-Saxon, and later medieval archaeological sites in Winchester. Most usefully the archaeobotanical data, which were collected in the 1960–80s, have been integrated with documentary and historical evidence thereby enabling a better understanding of the development of the early historic city.' – Keith Wilkinson, Professor of Geoarchaeology and Director of ARCA, University of Winchester‘This tenth volume of the Winchester Studies series focuses on the environmental and historical evidence for food consumption in Winchester itself and for agricultural production and local vegetation in its immediate environs. The archaeological data presented here derive from excavations within the walled city between 1961 and 1971, and cover the early Roman to Late Middle Ages. It is a well-produced volume, with the text divided into three parts, outlined below, followed by a concordance of samples, a general index and an index of plant and insect names.’ – Marijke Van Der Veen (2023): Medieval Archaeology Volume 67, Issue 2Table of ContentsPreface ; I: Introduction and Environment ; 1. Introduction – Martin Biddle, Jane M. Renfrew with contributions by Francis J. Green and Patrick Ottaway ; 2. The Natural Environment of the Winchester Region – Jane M. Renfrew and Patrick Ottaway ; II: The Written Evidence ; 3. Aelfric's Nomina Herbarum and the Plant Remains from Anglo-Saxon Winchester – Debby Banham ; 4. Agriculture and the Use of Plants in Medieval Winchester: the Documentary Evidence – Derek J. Keene ; 5. Gardens in Medieval and Later Winchester: the Castle, Wolvesey Palace and Eastgate House – Beatrice Clayre and Martin Biddle ; 6. Field Crops and their Cultivation in Hampshire, 1200-1350, in the Light of Documentary Evidence – Jan Z. Titow ; III: The Archaeological Evidence ; 7. Pollen Analysis of Archaeological Deposits in Winchester – Erwin Isenberg and Jane M. Renfrew ; 8. The Identification and Utilization of Wood in Early Winchester – Suzanne Keene ; 9. The Roman Plant Remains – Peter Murphy ; 10. The Plant Economy and Vegetation of Anglo-Saxon Winchester – Michael Monk ; 11. Plant Remains and Agriculture in Norman and Later Medieval Winchester – Francis J. Green ; 12. Roman and Post-Roman Moss from Lower Brook Street Moss – Dorian Williams and Jane M. Renfrew ; 13. Insect Fauna from Lower Brook Street – Peter J. Osborne ; 14. Conclusion – Patrick Ottaway ; Concordance of Samples ; Index 1: General Index ; Index 2: Insects and Plants
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Archaeopress Environment, Archaeology and Landscape: Papers in
Book SynopsisEnvironment, Archaeology and Landscape is a collection of papers dedicated to Martin Bell on his retirement as Professor of Archaeological Science at the University of Reading. Three themes outline how wetland and inland environments can be related and investigated using multi-method approaches. ‘People and the Sea: Coastal and Intertidal Archaeology’ explores the challenges faced by humans in these zones – particularly relevant to the current global sea level rise. ‘Patterns in the Landscape: Mobility and Human-environment Relationships’ includes some more inland examples and examines how past environments, both in Britain and Europe, can be investigated and brought to public attention. The papers in ‘Archaeology in our Changing World: Heritage Resource Management, Nature Conservation and Rewilding’ look at current challenges and debates in landscape management, experimental and community archaeology. A key theme is how archaeology can contribute time depth to an understanding of biodiversity and environmental sustainability. This volume will be of value to all those interested in environmental archaeology and its relevance to the modern world.Trade Review'This volume therefore provides interesting and important new data and perspectives on a range of subjects, both technical and more theoretical. Importantly, the volume reminds us all of the immense value of our mentors and colleagues like Martin, who nourish our careers and enrich our lives.' – Jane Sidell (2022): The Prehistoric Society, June 2022‘Organising a book around the career of a researcher is an effective way of getting a cross-section of research in a specific field. It may not be a book that the average reader will read cover to cover; neither is it one that provides a complete overview of landscape archaeology and environmental change (however, this is not the aim of the book). It is a book for anyone who wants to know more about the work of Martin Bell and the field he has contributed to so much to over the past five decades; and for collaborators of Bell to reminisce about joint efforts and enjoy the, often touching, memories and anecdotes from his collaborators throughout the book.’ – Alice Milner (2022): The Holocene, DOI: 10.1177/0959683622109469Table of ContentsEditors’ foreword ; Editors’ acknowledgements ; Martin Bell: a personal appreciation – Mike Walker ; Bishopstone, Sussex ; PEOPLE AND THE SEA: COASTAL AND INTERTIDAL ARCHAEOLOGY ; Mesolithic footprints – a protocol ; Chapter 1: Battling the tides: the Severn Estuary wetlands during the prehistoric, Roman and medieval times – Stephen Rippon ; Footprints at Goldcliff, Severn Estuary ; Chapter 2: Walking beside our ancestors – Kirsten Barr ; Chapter 3: Prehistoric activity on the Atlantic coastline: Westwood Ho! submerged forest – Michael J. Grant, Scott Timpany, Fraser Sturt and Alice de Vitry d’Avaucourt ; Chapter 4: Humans and their environment during prehistory at Gwithian, Cornwall – Thomas Walker ; Chapter 5: From coast to coast: recent palaeoecological investigations of submerged forests and intertidal peats at two coastal sites in the UK – Scott Timpany ; Chapter 6: Neolithic and Bronze Age landing places in Britain, Ireland and Scandinavia – Richard Bradley ; Chapter 7: The Sørenga D1A borehole site, Oslo Harbour, Norway: a multi-analytical geoarchaeological and palaeoenvironmental approach – Johan Linderholm, Richard Macphail, Jan Bill, Grethe Bukkemoen, Samuel Ericson, Sofi Östman and Roger Englemark ; PATTERNS IN THE LANDSCAPE: MOBILITY AND HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONSHSIPS ; Martin in the field ; Chapter 8: Hidden landscapes and lost islands – researching Somerset’s coastal wetlands – Richard Brunning ; Brean Down, Somerset ; Chapter 9: The Early-Middle Holocene of the River Parrett, Somerset: geoarchaeological investigations 2006-2011 – Keith Wilkinson, John Athersuch, Rob Batchelor and Nigel Cameron ; Chapter 10: Drylands and wetlands; soils, sediments and snails – Michael J. Allen ; Fieldwork in the Kennet Valley ; Chapter 11: The Kennet Valley Predictive Mapping Project: contributions to development control, heritage management and nature conservation – Catherine Barnett, Michael J. Grant, Jonathan Last and Sarah Orr ; Chapter 12: The lumpy outdoors: moving through landscapes and weather-worlds – Jim Leary ; Excavations at marden, Wiltshire ; ARCHAEOLOGY IN OUR CHANGING WORLD: HERITAGE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, NATURE CONSERVATION AND REWILDING ; Martin’s dress ; Chapter 13: Translating geoarchaeology into geo-itineraries – Rowena Banerjea ; Chapter 14: 30 years of discovery, conservation and management of cultural heritage of England’s wetlands – Jen Heathcote [Open Access: DOI: 10.32028/9781803270845-ch14] ; Chapter 15: Wildwood, wood-pasture and rewilded woods: palaeoecological perspectives from ancient woodland – Petra Dark ; Experimental earthworks and buildings ; Chapter 16: Environmental archaeology and the wilding conundrum – Terry O’Connor ; Chapter 17: Using experimental archaeology at Butser Ancient Farm to interpret the cultural formation processes of ancient metalworking – Chris Speed ; Butser ancient farm, Hampshire – Fergus Milton ; Chapter 18: Footprints in the mind: a legacy of public engagement through 181 the Living Levels Project – Alison Offord ; Personal reflections ; Bibliography of Martin Bell ; Television programmes ; Index
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Archaeopress Paesaggi urbani e rurali in trasformazione.
Book SynopsisQuesto volume è dedicato agli Atti del Convegno Paesaggi urbani e rurali in trasformazione organizzato dalla Scuola di Dottorato delle Università di Pisa, Firenze e Siena per discutere le trasformazioni del paesaggio in una prospettiva diacronica. Il volume affronta il tema del paesaggio come entità complessa e dinamica caratterizzata da una molteplicità di fenomeni in continua trasformazione prodotti dall'interazione e dal reciproco condizionamento di fattori naturali e antropici. Adottando questa prospettiva, il paesaggio viene studiato attraverso l'analisi e l'interpolazione di molteplici fonti. Uso delle risorse, produzione, distribuzione e popolazione, vengono letti in una prospettiva ampia per contestualizzare la presenza umana nel tempo e nello spazio. Diversi casi di studio, quindi, consentono di affrontare il tema da diversi punti di vista - urbano, commerciale, produttivo, culturale - per valorizzare le caratteristiche peculiari dell'ambiente per come è stato vissuto e percepito.Table of ContentsPremessa – Paolo Liverani ; Introduzione – Fabio Fabiani, Gabriele Gattiglia ; I SESSIONE: INSEDIAMENTO E AMBIENTE ; Nuovi spunti per una ricostruzione del contesto della città bassa di Populonia alla luce dei nuovi scavi – Giorgio Baratti ; Riflessioni sul territorio di Vetulonia in epoca etrusca attraverso l’analisi del rapporto tra l’uomo e l’ambiente – Giuditta Pesenti ; L’Auser e l’ager Lucensis: analisi spaziali per una ricostruzione delle dinamiche tra fiume e insediamento – Salvatore Basile ; Pisa, città di pianura. Dinamiche di formazione di un paesaggio tra età ellenistica, romana e tardo-antica – Antonio Campus, Lorenza La Rosa ; Gli scavi del settore nord-occidentale di Piazza del Duomo (Pisa). Nuovi dati per la ricostruzione del paesaggio urbano in epoca romana – Germana Sorrentino ; II SESSIONE: RISORSE NATURALI, PRODUZIONE E SCAMBIO ; Tra archeologia e storia: parole, approcci e metodi di studio del paesaggio e degli spazi Rurali – Anna Maria Stagno ; Scambi commerciali a Puteoli in età augustea. Osservazioni preliminari sui contenitori da trasporto dall’US 9711 del Rione Terra – Giancarlo Di Martino ; L’altro volto della ricchezza : due aree di potere a confronto. Miranduolo (Chiusdino-SI) e Poggibonsi (SI) tra IX e X secolo – Cristina Menghini ; Centri produttivi e tecnologie di manifattura: il contributo delle tecniche archeometriche per lo studio di ceramiche archeologiche – Eleonora Odelli
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Archaeopress Arqueología y Téchne: Métodos formales, nuevos
Book Synopsis‘Archaeology and Techne’ publishes papers resulting from the European project EPNet (Production and Distribution of Food during the Roman Empire: Economic and Political Dynamics). Various interdisciplinary research techniques and results are presented. The main goal of the EPNET project was to use formal tools to investigate existing hypotheses about the Roman economy in order to understand which products, and in which periods, were distributed through the different geographical regions of the empire. The project also aimed to ascertain the role that different political and economic agents played in controlling both production and trade networks.Trade Review'To anyone wanting to know the intricacies of working with Network Science and databases being a humanist, this is a very recommendable read.' – Arnau Lario Devesa (2022): Rezensionsjournal sehepunkteTable of ContentsArqueología y Téchne – José Remesal Rodríguez ; Interacciones que dejan huella. Hacia una ciencia de redes de los objetos que quedaron – Luce Prignano, Ignacio Morer Zapata and Albert Díaz-Guilera ; RomanOpenData: A semantic based Data Visualization & Exploratory Interface – Xavi Giménez Baqués, Alessandro Mosca, Bernardo Rondelli and Guillem Rull Fort ; From Counting Pots to Reconstructing Economy: Computational Tools Developed in the EPNet Project – Iza Romanowska, Simon Carrignon, María Coto-Sarmiento, Jean-Marc Montanier and Xavi Rubio-Campillo ; Similarity Analysis in Epigraphy. Syntactic Clustering of Tituli Picti on the PO8 Amphoras – Daniel J. Martín Arroyo-Sánchez and Iza Romanowska ; La economía de Mauretania Tingitana en el Alto Imperio (2009-2019). Colaboraciones internacionales y aplicación de nuevas técnicas – Lluís Pons Pujol ; Analysis tools for the study of the amphorae productions from the northeast of Hispania Citerior Tarraconensis. A first approach from EPNet Project – Antoni Martín i Oliveras, Carlos Palacín Copado and Jordi Pérez González ; La codificación de los sellos sobre ánforas olearias Dressel 20 en la Baetica – Juan Moros Díaz ; La importacia de una provincia bisagra en el concierto del Imperio romano. El caso de Raetia – Juan Manuel Bermúdez Lorenzo ; Olive Oil Beyond the Wall: Stamps on Baetican Dressel 20 found on the Forth-Clyde Isthmus – Jordi Pérez González ; Approaches to the Roman Food Economy: GIS Agricultural Modelling in Baetica and Amphorae Epigraphy from Pompeii – Daniel J. Martín Arroyo-Sánchez ; Bibliography of the EPNet Project – Leticia Sierra Díaz and Jordi Pérez González
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Archaeopress Les sociétés humaines face aux changements
Book SynopsisThe two volumes bring together the contributions of the members of the International Union of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences (UISPP), to a project launched in 2017, with the support of the International Academic Union (UAI), under the title Human societies facing climate change in prehistory and protohistory : from the origins of Humanity to the beginning of historical times. The second volume concerns protohistory, from the beginning of the Holocene to historical times. In what climate and at what latitudes have the innovations represented by farming and animal husbandry succeeded in sustaining themselves? How did agro-pastoral societies adapt to the progression of Holocene aridity after the exceptional wet period at its beginning? Is nomadic pastoralism a specialization of an agro-pastoral society in the context of increasing aridity and/or an adaptation of animal domestication to steppe and semi-desert areas? How have agro-pastoral societies adapted to multi-century periods of climate change such as those known from protohistoric and historical periods (the crises of 8200 BP, 4200 BP, 1200 BC and 800 BC; the Roman climate optimum; the crisis of the Later Roman Empire and barbarian invasions; the medieval climate optimum; the Little Ice Age)? And how did they survive episodes of adverse weather lasting several years that caused scarcity and famine?Table of ContentsPréface ; Introduction au deuxième volume : Homme et Climat – François Djindjian ; Extinctions animales et changements climatiques au quaternaire – François Djindjian ; The last prehistoric hunters in Europe – Stefan Karol Kozłowski ; Challenges in evaluating the role of the environment in neolithization processes. The case of South-East Europe – Marek Nowak ; Hiatus et recompoitions culturelles dans le neolithique mediterraneen: le climat en cause? – Jean Guilaine ; Cultural adaptations in Libya From Upper Pleistocene to early holocene – Chronology and Stratigraphy from littoral to desert – Barbara E. Barich ; Le rôle du Sahara dans l’évolution humaine en périodes humides, lorsqu’il n’était pas un désert – Miguel Caparros ; Le Tilemsi et ses abords de la préhistoire à nos jours – Christian Dupuy ; Troupeaux Holocène au Sahara – Barbara E. Barich ; L’évènement climatique 4.2 ka BP et la transition du Néolithique à l’âge du Bronze dans le Sud-est de la France dans son context euro-méditerranéen – Olivier Lemercier ; Climat et sociétés à l’âge du Bronze en Europe occidentale – Cyril Marcigny ; Climat et société à l’âge du Fer – Olivier Buchsenschutz ; Discussion et conclusions sur les sociétés humaines face aux changements climatiques des premiers 9000 ans de l’Holocène – François Djindjian
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Archaeopress Fires in GunaiKurnai Country: Landscape Fires and
Book SynopsisAnthropogenic climate change has become a reality, and in Australia this means longer wildfire seasons with more intense fires across a wider area. The GunaiKurnai people of southeastern Victoria saw a large proportion of their Country decimated by the Gippsland Fires of ‘Black Summer’ (2019–2020), prompting questions about the management of Country and its heritage places and artefacts, and of the role that traditional (‘cultural’) burning could play. This volume, written at the request of the GunaiKurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation (GKLaWAC), seeks to investigate these twin issues. Bringing together a multi-disciplinary team of Aboriginal Elders, archaeologists, environmental scientists, ecologists, historians and art historians, it considers the histories of GunaiKurnai and European settler burning-based landscape management practices, the impacts of fire on specific classes of cultural materials, and the broader impact of changing wildfire patterns on cultural sites in the landscape. This is a truly collaborative venture that sees GunaiKurnai and academic expertise brought to bear in the service of common and pressing issues.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction – Bruno David, Russell Mullett, Joanna Fresløv and the GunaiKurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation ; PART 1. Background to Fires and Cultural Burning on GunaiKurnai Country ; Chapter 2. Wildfires: Characteristics, Drivers and Impacts on Cultural Sites – Grant Williamson and Jessie Buettel ; Chapter 3. Accounts and Memories of Landscape Burning Practices in Gippsland – Seumas Spark ; Chapter 4. Eugene von Guérard on GunaiKurnai Country 1860–1861: Reading the Story of Fire in his Depictions of the Landscape – Ruth Pullin ; Chapter 5. 20th and 21st Century Wildfires and Prescribed Burning in GunaiKurnai Country – Jessie Buettel, Bruno David and Stefania Ondei ; PART 2. The Distribution of Cultural Sites in GunaiKurnai Country, and How Fires Affect Cultural Materials ; Chapter 6. Cultural Sites in GunaiKurnai Country – Jessie Buettel, Russell Mullett, Jessie Birkett-Rees, Bruno David, Jean-Jacques Delannoy, Joanna Fresløv, Stefania Ondei, Robert Skelly and Jerome Mialanes ; Chapter 7. The Impacts of Fire on Stone Artefacts – Jerome Mialanes, Bruno David, Joanna Fresløv and Russell Mullett ; Chapter 8. The Impacts of Fires on Rock Art Sites and Ochre – Jillian Huntley and Courtney Webster ; Chapter 9. The Impact of Fires on Bone – Matthew McDowell ; Chapter 10. The Impacts of Fire on Culturally Modified Trees – Joanna Fresløv, Russell Mullett and Bruno David ; Chapter 11. Shells and Fire—Indicators and Effects – Katherine Szabó and Annette Oertle ; PART 3. Understanding the Impact of Fires on GunaiKurnai Cultural Heritage Sites: Past, Present and Future ; Chapter 12. Landscape Fires and Cultural Sites in GunaiKurnai Country – Jessie Buettel, Stefania Ondei, Bruno David, Joanna Fresløv and Russell Mullett ; Chapter 13. Archaeological Surveys in GunaiKurnai Country – Robert Skelly, Bruno David, Joanna Fresløv and Russell Mullett ; Chapter 14. Understanding the Distribution and Impacts of Wildfires in GunaiKurnai Country through Subregions – Jessie Buettel, Stefania Ondei, Bruno David, Joanna Fresløv and Russell Mullett ; Chapter 15. Conclusion – Russell Mullett, Katherine Szabó, Joanna Fresløv, Bruno David, Jessie Buettel, and the GunaiKurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation ; References
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McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research Prehistoric Landscape Development and Human
Book SynopsisThis volume concerns the palaeo-environmental and archaeological investigations of the upper Allen Valley of Cranborne Chase, Dorset, between 1998 and 2003, which revealed sequences of landscape development which contrast with those previously put forward for the region. A programme of valley-wide geoarchaeological survey and palynological analyses of the relict palaeo-channel system was conducted, along with sample investigations and open area excavations of a variety of prehistoric sites in the area. Among the many excellent illustrations, GIS modelling techniques have been used to interrogate and visualise some of this new data which has provided possible independent corroboration.Trade ReviewThis important study establishes a more complex, and more satisfactory, model for chalkland ecology between the fifth and the first millennia BCE than has previously been available. It is likely to set the agenda for landscape research for some years to come.' -- The Holocene 18.8 The Holocene 18.8
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