Table of Contents

1: The scope of archaeological geology
Part I: The archaeological site and its environment
2: Geomorphology in archaeology
3: Sediments and soils
Part II: Dating techniques
4: Chemical methods
5: Radioactive methods
6: Radiation-damage, cosmogenic, and atom-counting methods
7: Other chronological methods
Part III: Site Exploration
8: Archaeogeophysical exploration
9: Soil phosphate in archaeological surveys
Part IV: Artifact analysis
10: Archaeological materials: rocks and minerals
11: Instrumental analytical techniques
12: Metallic minerals and archaeological geology
13: Ceramics
14: Applications of stable isotopes in archaeological geology

Reviews

"Herz and Garrison (p viii) state that the purpose of their book . . . is to 'show archaeologists the many ways that geological sciences can help solve their problems.' The authors divide their book into four major sections with multiple chapters in each section. Part I, 'The Archaeological Site and Its Environment,' presents a discussion of geomorphology, sediments, and soils; Part II, 'Dating Techniques,' covers chemical, radioactive, and other methods of
dating; Part III, 'Site Exploration,' addresses geophysical and geochemical applications to archaeology; and Part IV, 'Artifact Analysis,' offers a discussion of the analysis of the raw materials used to
manufacture artifacts and features."--Geoarchaeology
"Herz and Garrison (p viii) state that the purpose of their book . . . is to 'show archaeologists the many ways that geological sciences can help solve their problems.' The authors divide their book into four major sections with multiple chapters in each section. Part I, 'The Archaeological Site and Its Environment,' presents a discussion of geomorphology, sediments, and soils; Part II, 'Dating Techniques,' covers chemical, radioactive, and other methods of
dating; Part III, 'Site Exploration,' addresses geophysical and geochemical applications to archaeology; and Part IV, 'Artifact Analysis,' offers a discussion of the analysis of the raw materials used to
manufacture artifacts and features."--Geoarchaeology