Scientific advances in geoarchaeology during the last twenty years
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5771931 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew Canti (English Heritage), Dirk Johannes Huisman |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Pages | 96-108 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Archaeological Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-4403 • E-ISSN: 1095-9238 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jas.2015.02.024 |
| OpenAlex | W2002898637 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 52 |
| References cited | 168 |
Advances in areas of archaeological science with a strong geological, sedimentological or pedological component have significantly furthered the understanding of formation processes, improved interpretations and helped develop site preservation over the last twenty years. Here, we examine some of those subject areas and their progress, with a view to charting future directions for this growing body of knowledge
Geoarchaeology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
Inside the Palimpsest
Hidden in the mound – Exploring the stratigraphy and paleoenvironmental context of an Early Iron Age burial mound (Süttő, Hungary) by semi-destructive pedological and botanical approaches
In search of use patterns of archaeological features on multi-cultural sites. A microarchaeological case study of ditch infill formation at an Eneolithic enclosure in Mikulin (Eastern Poland)
Paleodietary trends in Late Holocene hunter-gatherers from southwestern La Pampa province, Argentina. First results from the Médano Petroquímica site through stable isotope analysis (δ13C and δ15N)
Urban Networks and High-Definition Narratives
A Biographical Approach to Urban Communities from a Geoarchaeological Perspective
Evaluating the Environmental Kuznets Curves through Archaeological Data
Soils at archaeological monuments of the Bronze Age – A key to the Holocene landscape dynamics in the broadleaf forest area of the Russian Plain
Shepherds and Caves
Multi-element mapping of anthropogenically modified soils and sediments at the Bronze to Iron Ages site of Tel Burna in the southern Levant
Tracing the past from the analysis of Cu, Zn, Mn, Sr, and Rb in Archaeological Dark Earth soils from the tropics and temperate zone
The environment of the Early Iron Age at the southern fringe of the forest zone of the Russian plain
Desert agricultural systems at EBA Jawa (Jordan)
The geoarchaeology of hominin dispersals to and from tropical Southeast Asia
Farmers from southwestern Carpathian Basin
Isotopic reconstruction of human diet at the Roman site (1st-4th c. AD) of Carrer Ample 1, Barcelona, Spain
Using geoarchaeological deposit modelling as a framework for archaeological evaluation and mitigation in alluvial environments
Soil Chemistry to Support Old Map Analysis of the Built-up Area of an Abandoned Settlement. Case Study from the Romanian Banat
Large Scale Geochemical Signatures Enable to Determine Landscape Use in the Deserted Medieval Villages
Pedogenesis, Pedochemistry and the Functional Structure of the Waldhufendorf Field System of the Deserted Medieval Village Spindelbach, the Czech Republic
Ethno-geochemical and Phytolith Studies of Activity Related Patterns
Geochemical Survey and Evaluation Excavations at Alderley Edge
Application of Line of Sight and Potential Audience Analysis to Unravel the Spatial Organization of Palaeolithic Cave Art
Geoarchaeology in China
A dual geochemical‐phytolith methodology for studying activity areas in ephemeral sites
Paleoenvironmental reconstruction of an urban archaeological site
South American geoarchaeology
Sedimentary unknowns constrain the current use of frequency analysis of radiocarbon data sets in forming regional models of demographic change
Special issue of Geoarchaeology
Characterization of Archaeological Metal Remains in Micromorphological Thin Sections Using μXRF Elemental Mapping
Dietary reconstruction, mobility, and the analysis of ancient skeletal tissues
Locating submerged prehistoric settlements
The awkward adolescence of archaeological science
Forty years and still growing
Fuelling the Roman salt industry. Developing a new multiproxy approach to identify peat fuel from archaeological combustion residue
Issues and directions in phytolith analysis
Scaling Up, Scaling Down
Virtual reconstruction of the Palaeolithic landscape in Santimamiñe cave (Bizkaia, Spain)
Micromorphological indicators for degradation processes in archaeological bone from temperate European wetland sites
Visualising scales of process
Heating histories and taphonomy of ancient fireplaces
The acid test
Sedimentation, re-sedimentation and chronologies in archaeologically-important caves
Stable Isotope and Radiocarbon Analysis in Animal Bones from the Prehistoric Settlement of Dispilio, Kastoria Lake, Northern Greece
Shifty baselines
Fire and its products
Back to basics
Human burials can affect soil elemental composition for millennia-analysis of necrosols from the Corded Ware Culture graveyard in the Czech Republic
Geoarchaeology of ritual behavior and sacred places
Drawing in the depths
Geoarchaeology within the system of archaeological research in the territory of Baikal Siberia
Multivocality and multiproxy approaches to the use of space
A review of microbial deterioration found in archaeological wood from different environments
Aspects of the chemical and microscopic characteristics of plant ashes found in archaeological soils
The stable isotopic composition of modern soil carbonate and its relationship to climate
Systematic cultivation of the Swifterbant wetlands (The Netherlands). Evidence from Neolithic tillage marks (c. 4300–4000 cal. BC)
Laboratory Experiments as Support for Development of In Situ Conservation Methods
Samuel Pepys’s Navy Preserved In Situ
The Never-Ending Story? The Lessons of Fifteen Years of Archaeological Monitoring at the Former Island of Schokland
Deep Impact
The Use and Deployment of Modern Wood Samples as a Proxy Indicator for Biogeochemical Processes on Archaeological Sites Preserved in situ in a Variety of Environments of Differing Saturation Level
Relax, Don’t Do It
Thirty Years of Monitoring in England — What Have We Learnt
In Situ Preservation of Wetland Heritage
A Qualitative Approach for Assessment of the Burial Environment by Interpreting Soil Characteristics; A Necessity for Archaeological Monitoring
Investigating the Impact of Concrete Driven Piles on the Archaeological Record Using Soil Micromorphology
Strategies for Protection of Wooden Underwater Cultural Heritage in the Baltic Sea Against Marine Borers. The EU Project ‘WreckProtect’
The Future Preservation of a Permanently Frozen Kitchen Midden in Western Greenland
Calcite crystals, starch grains aggregates or…Pocc? Comment on ‘calcite crystals inside archaeological plant tissues’
D modelling of geological and anthropogenic deposits at the World Heritage Site of Bryggen in Bergen, Norway
Carbon isotope variation in modern soils of the tallgrass prairie
Detecting and quantifying ongoing decay of organic archaeological remains
Insights on Neanderthal fire use at Kebara Cave (Israel) through high resolution study of prehistoric combustion features
Methodologies for assessment of the state of preservation of pollen and plant macrofossil remains in waterlogged deposits
An evaluation of multielement analysis of historic soil contamination to differentiate space use and former function in and around abandoned farms
Stable isotopes in archaeobotanical research
Stable carbon isotope signature of ancient maize agriculture in the soils of Motul de San José, Guatemala
Quantitative phosphorus measurement
Application of carbon isotope analysis to ancient maize agriculture in the Petexbatún region of Guatemala
Geoarchaeology of the Boca Negra Wash Area, Albuquerque Basin, New Mexico, USA
Geoarchaeological Investigations of Midden‐Formation Processes in the Early to Late Ceramic Neolithic Levels at Çatalhöyük, Turkey ca . 8550–8370 cal BP
Chemical Analyses of Ancient Anthrosols in Residential Areas at Piedras Negras, Guatemala
Mineral weathering in forest soils and its relevance to the preservation of the buried archaeological resource
Ash Bones and Guano
Patterns of plant δ15N values on a Greenland Norse farm
Ashes to ashes, charcoal to dust
Calcium–iron–phosphate features in archaeological sediments
Early Anthropogenic Soil Formation at Tofts Ness, Sanday, Orkney
The ‘invisible’ product
Dietary reconstruction, mobility, and the analysis of ancient skeletal tissues
The taphonomy and preservation of wood and dung ashes found in archaeological cooking installations
A Validation Test of a Field-Based Phosphate Analysis Technique
An evaluation of the site specificity of soil elemental signatures for identifying and interpreting former functional areas
Chemical characterization of Arctic soils
The technological versus methodological revolution of portable XRF in archaeology
The impact of manuring on nitrogen isotope ratios in cereals
Vitrified cattle dung in the Iron Age of southern Africa
Charcoal analysis and dendrology
The effect of charring and burial on the biochemical composition of cereal grains
The role of scour in shipwreck site formation processes and the preservation of wreck-associated scour signatures in the sedimentary record – evidence from seabed and sub-surface data
Degradation processes in colourless Roman glass
Phytoliths in the Middle Palaeolithic Deposits of Kebara Cave, Mt Carmel, Israel
Going underground
The Early Bronze Age settlement of Fidvár, Vráble (Slovakia)
The story in the floors
Historic landscape management
Alkali extraction of archaeological and geological charcoal
Silo science and portable XRF in archaeology
Three-dimensional Distribution of Minerals in the Sediments of Hayonim Cave, Israel
Ash Deposits in Hayonim and Kebara Caves, Israel
Implications of prehistoric glassy biomass slag from east-central Botswana
Detailed chemical analyses of groundwater as a tool for monitoring urban archaeological deposits
The Chemical Environment in a Burial Mound Shortly after Construction—An Archaeological–Pedological Experiment
Effects of site lithology on geochemical signatures of human occupation in archaeological house plans in the Netherlands
Stability of phytoliths in the archaeological record
Solubilities of bone mineral from archaeological sites
Micromorphological Evidence of Past Agricultural Practices in Cultivated Soils
Diagenesis in Prehistoric Caves
Characterisation of microbial attack on archaeological bone
Stable nitrogen isotopic examination of Norse sites in the Western settlement of Greenland
Recent Studies on the Formation of Iron Pans around the Oaken Log Coffins of the Bronze Age Burial Mounds of Denmark
The use of radiography and GIS to assess the deterioration of archaeological iron objects from a water logged environment
The Production and Preservation of Faecal Spherulites
Bone Preservation in Kebara Cave, Israel using On-Site Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry
Hayonim Cave
Geochemical indicators of preservation status and site deterioration at Star Carr
Geoarchaeology in an urban context
Modern plant δ15N values reflect ancient human activity
Morphological, chemical and physical changes during charcoalification of wood and its relevance to archaeological contexts
Manuring and stable nitrogen isotope ratios in cereals and pulses
The Micromorphological Identification of Faecal Spherulites from Archaeological and Modern Materials
A question of scales
Multi-Element Analysis of Soils from Scottish Historical Sites. Interpreting Land-Use History Through the Physical and Geochemical Analysis of Soil
Integrated geoarchaeological methods for the determination of site activity areas
Soil geochemistry and detection of early Roman precious metal and copper alloy working at the Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum (Silchester, Hampshire, UK)
Phytolith-rich layers from the Late Bronze and Iron Ages at Tel Dor (Israel)
Modern and fossil charcoal
Identification of Activity Areas by Multi-element Characterization of Sediments from Modern and Archaeological House Floors Using Inductively Coupled Plasma-atomic Emission Spectroscopy
Microarchaeology of a collective burial
Parameters in the use of pXRF for archaeological site prospection
Charcoal reflectance measurements
Rapid, in-stride soil phosphate measurement in archaeological survey
Detection of Burning of Plant Materials in the Archaeological Record by Changes in the Refractive Indices of Siliceous Phytoliths
Correlation between modern plant δ15N values and activity areas of Medieval Norse farms
Organic Phosphorus and Elemental Ratios as Indicators of Prehistoric Human Occupation
Bat guano and preservation of archaeological remains in cave sites
Sediments exposed to high temperatures
Identification of pastoral sites using stable nitrogen and carbon isotopes from bulk sediment samples
Stable carbon and oxygen isotopic compositions of wood ash
Preservation potential of charcoal in alkaline environments
Fuel, Fire and Heat
Monitoring and Modelling Saturation as a Proxy Indicator for Preservation in Wetlands—a GIS-based Approach
| Unique citing works | 52 |
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| Citations per year | 4,73 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 52 |