Analytical excavation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3366972 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicholas Reynolds (0009-0003-7801-6184), John Barber |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 223 |
| Pages | 95-102 |
| Publication date | 1984-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00051504 |
| OpenAlex | W4230073117 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 9 |
Antiquity in 1957, in the midst of an 'Evolution Number', published a bold article by Professor Richard Atkinson on 'Worms and weathering'. Often quoted since, but all too little absorbed, its message at the time was clear: 'All of us recognize . . . that a site consists of a sequence of deposits, some formed deliberately and usually rapidly by man, and others more slowly by nature; and that some of the processes of formation, such as erosion and filling by the plough, are still continuing today. But there seems to be a widespread assumption (though it is difficult to be sure of this, since such things are seldom discussed) that once a constituent layer of a site has been formed, and sealed by another layer above it, it becomes immediately fossilized . . .' Professor Atkinson spoke of his own post-Darwinian observations as 'shots in the dark', which 'may not always be very accurate; but at least they serve to wake sleepers from their beds
Archaeology · Darwinism · Epistemology · Erosion · Excavation · Natural (archaeology) · Sequence (biology) · Weathering · Archaeological Research and Protection · Chemistry · Geology · History · Paleontology · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 2020 (33) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |