Sand traps for the unwary - problems in the interpretation of sedimentological analyses

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ID3064645
AuthorsEsmée Webb
Year1992
Volume9
Pages43
Publication date1992-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQueensland Archaeological Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0814-3021 • E-ISSN: 1839-339X
PublisherJames Cook University (PUBLISHER • AU)
DOI10.25120/qar.9.1992.110
OpenAlexW1549530509
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited10

The principles of sedimentology are briefly described. Four recently published archaeological reports containing sedimentological analyses are critically reviewed and it is suggested that they could all have been improved if the archaeologists who undertook them had discussed their investigations with a sedimentologist before beginning laboratory work. Finally, reference is made for comparative purposes to some sedimentological work recently undertaken in Western Australia and a plea is entered that archaeologists familiarise themselves with the full range of sedimentological techniques before undertaking their own analyses

Archaeology · Interpretation (philosophy · Plea · Political science · Range (aeronautics · Sedimentology · Taphonomy · Work (physics · Engineering · History · Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction · Law · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Philosophy · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology · Paleontology

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