Human Transformations of the Earth
$139.92
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2022
Summary
Human Transformations of the Earth: Reshaping Landscapes Through Time
This book explores the profound impact of human activities on soil development across the globe, drawing upon five decades of soil analysis from diverse archaeological landscapes.
The core of this volume describes and illustrates significant soil transformations and the processes involved during the Holocene epoch. It examines how these changes relate to human actions alongside natural causes and developme…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781789259209 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1789259207 |
| Author: | Charles French |
| Publisher: | Oxbow Books |
| Imprint: | Oxbow Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2022 |
| Weight: | 654g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 170mm |
| Series: | Studying Scientific Archaeology |
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Critics Review
“French’s book is written for geoarchaeologists and advanced students interested in micromorphology. It will be difficult for anyone without a solid soil science background. For its audience, it summarizes an impressive body of work, provides an extensive bibliography, and champions a theoretical orientation that I hope will prod North American geoarchaeologists to expand beyond our usual foci and reemphasize human transformations of the environment.”–F. Scott Worman “Journal of Anthropological Research, Fall 2023”
About The Author
Charles French
Charles French is Professor Emeritus of Geoarchaeology and Director of the McBurney Laboratory for Geoarchaeology in the Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge. He specialises in the analysis and interpretation of buried landscapes using geomorphological and micromorphological techniques, and has been involved in many landscape projects around the world.
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