Gravity and the formation of the archaeological record: Main concepts and methodological tools
| Autor: | Ivana Laura Ozán |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
010506 paleontology
Archeology SURFACE/BURIAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORD 060102 archaeology Context (archaeology) Archaeological record GEOMORPHOLOGY SEDIMENTOLOGY 06 humanities and the arts 01 natural sciences Data science TAPHONOMY Ciencias de la Tierra y relacionadas con el Medio Ambiente Variety (cybernetics) Paleontology Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) 0601 history and archaeology Meteorología y Ciencias Atmosféricas PEDOLOGY CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS Geology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Geoarchaeology. 32:646-661 |
| ISSN: | 0883-6353 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/gea.21620 |
| Popis: | This contribution aims to discuss how gravity-driven processes affect the archaeological record with the goal of building a broad conceptual and methodological framework for dealing with these contexts. A wide compilation of cases regarding gravity-driven processes is analyzed to recognize relevant environmental factors, the way they affect the properties of the record, and long-term archaeological expectations. Only by understanding the specific mechanisms and processes that occur in each context can an accurate methodological approach be chosen on which to base interpretations. A careful taphonomic study of the spatial distribution, frequency, size, diversity, and orientation of materials comprising the archaeological record is the first step to recognizing formation processes. Actualistic studies provide a framework for discussing the timing and intensity at which processes occur. A detailed geomorphological description is required to interpret sedimentological and micromorphological analysis, which in turn helps understanding of the relative subaerial permanence of the record, its temporal resolution, and preservation potential. Interpreting surface and buried materials requires the understanding of pedogenetic processes. Broad in/off-site spatial sampling strategies definitely yield a more realistic picture about the variety of processes in slope settings. Fil: Ozán, Ivana Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Geociencias Básicas, Aplicadas y Ambientales de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Geociencias Básicas, Aplicadas y Ambientales de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas; Argentina |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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