| Abstract: |
Papers from a symposium on the theme 'sediments in archaeology'. Colin Renfrew's introduction sets archaeology in its relationship to the earth sciences. Twenty-three papers follow, divided into four sections. Section 1, on techniques (pp 9-155) contains M L Shackley on site sediment recording at Danebury; F G Fedele on excavating 'palaeo-land segments'; I Graham on the investigation of magnetic properties of archaeological sediments; J A Catt and A H Weir on petrography of sediments; B Proudfoot on soil phosphorus analysis; J Ll Williams and D A Jenkins on petrographic heavy mineral and arc spectrographic techniques for the study of pottery fillers, and H Laville on deposits in calcareous rock shelters. Section 2 (coastal and lacustrine enviromnents, pp 159-226) is contributed by I A Morrison (Holocene marine changes in W Europe), W G Jardine and A Morris (Holocene coastal deposits in SW Scotland) and two authors on Italian and Mexican sites. In section 3, terrestrial environments, pp 229-344, A Straw writes on sediments, fossils and geomorphology on a Lincolnshire site J J Wymer on Palaeolithic cultural and faunal material in Pleistocene sediments, and G H Cheetham on palaeohydrology of river terrace gravels; several other writers deal with semi-arid environments, tells, caves etc. Section 4 is on biological sediments (pp 347-99) with G W Dimbleby on pollen analysis, R L Jones on palaeobotany and Mesolithic Yorkshire, P C Buckland on insect remains and J G Evans on land-snails from rock-rubble habitats. |
