Sediments and stratigraphy in rockshelters and caves: A personal perspective on principles and pragmatics
dc.contributor.author | Farrand, William R. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2006-04-19T14:00:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2006-04-19T14:00:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2001-06 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Farrand, William R. (2001)."Sediments and stratigraphy in rockshelters and caves: A personal perspective on principles and pragmatics." Geoarchaeology 16(5): 537-557. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/34954> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0883-6353 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1520-6548 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/34954 | |
dc.description.abstract | Over the last half century the study of rockshelter and cave sediments has evolved from straightforward descriptive analysis to sophisticated examination on several scales—from field observations to bulk laboratory analyses to microscopic examination. Still an integrated theory to guide the interpretation of these analyses does not exist, in part because of the idiosyncratic nature of individual caves and rockshelters. This paper reviews studies that couple field observations with laboratory analyses including particle size, pebble morphology, chemical, and mineralogical studies to provide, first, the necessary basic description of the sediments and, second, an interpretation of the environment of sedimentation. These studies can lead to an understanding of site-formation processes during human occupation, and eventually to a reconstruction of local and, in some cases, regional paleoclimates. Furthermore, sediment study is essential for intrasite correlation, independent of artifact, faunal, floral, and radiometric techniques. Finally, it is emphasized that close cooperation among sedimentologists, archaeologists, and biological specialists during planning, excavation, and interpretative stages is crucial to a successfully integrated study. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 528700 bytes | |
dc.format.extent | 3118 bytes | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.format.mimetype | text/plain | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Earth Science | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Earth Science | en_US |
dc.title | Sediments and stratigraphy in rockshelters and caves: A personal perspective on principles and pragmatics | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.rights.robots | IndexNoFollow | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Classical Studies | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Humanities | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Museum of Anthropology, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1079 | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/34954/1/1004_ftp.pdf | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gea.1004 | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Geoarchaeology | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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