{"product_id":"handbook-of-archaeological-sciences-2-volume-set-hardback-9781119592044","title":"Handbook of Archaeological Sciences, 2 Volume Set (Hardback) 9781119592044","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHandbook of Archaeological Sciences, 2 Volume Set\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eA. Mark Pollard (Edited by), AM Pollard (Author), Ruth Ann Armitage (Edited by), Cheryl A. Makarewicz (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781119592044, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 March 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1328 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 7.5 cm, 4.111 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHANDBOOK OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCES\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA modern and comprehensive introduction to methods and techniques in archaeology\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the newly revised Second Edition of the \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Archaeological Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e, a team of more than 100 researchers delivers a comprehensive and accessible overview of modern methods used in the archaeological sciences. The book covers all relevant approaches to obtaining and analyzing archaeological data, including dating methods, quaternary paleoenvironments, human bioarchaeology, biomolecular archaeology and archaeogenetics, resource exploitation, archaeological prospection, and assessing the decay and conservation of specimens. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverview chapters introduce readers to the relevance of each area, followed by contributions from leading experts that provide detailed technical knowledge and application examples. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will also find: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A thorough introduction to human bioarchaeology, including hominin evolution and paleopathology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe use of biomolecular analysis to characterize past environments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Novel approaches to the analysis of archaeological materials that shed new light on early human lifestyles and societies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIn-depth explorations of the statistical and computational methods relevant to archaeology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect for graduate and advanced undergraduate students of archaeology, the \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Archaeological Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e will also earn a prominent place in the libraries of researchers and professionals with an interest in the geological, biological, and genetic basis of archaeological studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 1. Dating\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Overview \u003cbr\u003e Quaternary geochronological frameworks \u003cbr\u003e New developments in Radiocarbon dating \u003cbr\u003e Dendrochronology and archaeology \u003cbr\u003e Trapped charge dating and archaeology \u003cbr\u003e U-series dating \u003cbr\u003e Archaeomagnetic dating \u003cbr\u003e Obsidian hydration dating with SIMS \u003cbr\u003e Amino acid dating \u003cbr\u003e An introduction to tephrochronology and the correlation of sedimentary sequences using volcanic ash layers \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSection 2. Quaternary Palaeoenvironments\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Overview \u003cbr\u003e Modelling Quaternary Palaeoclimates \u003cbr\u003e Ice core and marine sediment records of Quaternary environmental change \u003cbr\u003e Insects as palaeoenvironmental and archaeological indicators \u003cbr\u003e Non-marine molluscs as palaeoenvironmental indicators \u003cbr\u003e Mammals as palaeoenvironmental indicators\t \u003cbr\u003e Lake and peat records of climate change and archaeology \u003cbr\u003e Archaeological soil micromorphology \u003cbr\u003e Pollen and macroscopic plant remains as indicators of local and regional environments \u003cbr\u003e Environmental controls on human dispersal and adaptation \u003cbr\u003e Holocene climate changes and human consequences\t \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSection 3. Human Bioarchaeology\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Overview \u003cbr\u003e Hominin evolution \u003cbr\u003e Biological distance (normal variation\/non-metrical and metrical analysis) \u003cbr\u003e Palaeopathology \u003cbr\u003e Integrating bioarchaeology and palaeodemography \u003cbr\u003e Palaeodiet through stable isotope analysis \u003cbr\u003e Palaeomobility through stable isotopes \u003cbr\u003e Preserved human bodies \u003cbr\u003e Cremated bone \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSection 4. Biomolecular Archaeology\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Overview \u003cbr\u003e Zooarchaeology by mass spectrometry (ZooMS)  \u003cbr\u003e Archaeological proteomics \u003cbr\u003e The use of immunological methods in archaeology \u003cbr\u003e Lipids in archaeology \u003cbr\u003e Archaeological microbiology \u003cbr\u003e Dental calculus \u003cbr\u003e The biomolecular archaeology of psychoactive substances \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSection 5. Archaeogenetics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Overview \u003cbr\u003e Sex and kinship typing of human archaeological remains \u003cbr\u003e Human populations – origins and movement  \u003cbr\u003e Palaeogenomics of extinct and archaic humans \u003cbr\u003e Palaeogenetics and palaeogenomics to study the domestication of animals \u003cbr\u003e Domestication of plants \u003cbr\u003e Palaeomicrobiology of human infectious diseases \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSection 6. Biological Resource Exploitation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Overview \u003cbr\u003e Archaeobotany \u003cbr\u003e Human impact on vegetation  \u003cbr\u003e Zooarchaeology \u003cbr\u003e Coprolites\/intestinal contents \u003cbr\u003e Invertebrates \u003cbr\u003e Secondary animal and plant products  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSection 7. Inorganic Resource Exploitation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Overview \u003cbr\u003e Lithic exploitation and usewear analysis \u003cbr\u003e Ancient binders and pigments \u003cbr\u003e Materials analysis of ceramics \u003cbr\u003e The archaeometry of glass \u003cbr\u003e Mining and resource procurement: methods and approaches to the appropriation of mineral raw materials in past societies\t \u003cbr\u003e Making and using metals \u003cbr\u003e Provenancing inorganic materials: biography and mutability \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSection 8. Archaeological Prospection\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Overview \u003cbr\u003e Approaches to archaeological surface survey \u003cbr\u003e Geophysical survey techniques \u003cbr\u003e Remote sensing\/LIDAR \u003cbr\u003e Geochemical prospecting \u003cbr\u003e Integrating survey data \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSection 9. Burial, Decay and Archaeological Conservation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Overview \u003cbr\u003e Defining the burial environment \u003cbr\u003e Metallic corrosion processes and information from corrosion products \u003cbr\u003e Post-depositional changes in archaeological ceramics and glass \u003cbr\u003e Deterioration of organic materials \u003cbr\u003e Diagenetic alterations to vertebrate mineralized tissues\u003cbr\u003e Forensic taphonomy \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSection 10. 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