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Hydrogeomorphic Risk Analysis Affecting Chalcolithic Archaeological Sites from Valea Oii (Bahlui) Watershed, Northeastern Romania

An Interdisciplinary Approach

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Authors:
  1. Ionut Cristi Nicu

    1. Interdisciplinary Research Department, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Iasi, Romania

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  • Presents an up-to-date, informative case study of the degradation of archeological sites by natural risk phenomena
  • Provides an invaluable tool in the field of natural frameworks and the interaction of Chalcolithic populations within them
  • Includes detailed color maps of the study area
  • Offers new insights based on landscape archeology, natural risks, and on the mobility of Chalcolithic settlements within a small catchment
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences (BRIEFSEARTHSYST)

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This book presents a balanced combination of practical and theoretical aspects of geoarchaeology. To do so, it gathers all the components of a natural framework (geology, relief, hydrography, climate, soils, flora and fauna), which have been analyzed from an archaeological perspective. While globally this is a highly developed and researched area, unfortunately in Romania it is still a largely neglected field of study, as limited funds are available.  However, the country has a huge potential and international researchers have applied geoarchaeological methods and techniques and published results in numerous journals. This area is important because traces of the Chalcolithic population (Cucuteni culture) have been discovered here. The culture is considered to be the oldest one in Europe, and is highly significant for Romanian as well as European archaeology. The degradation of these settlements is the main core of the work, with illustrative case studies offering insights into the natural and, in some cases, anthropic effects on the sites.

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Geographic Framework

    • Ionut Cristi Nicu
    Pages 1-3

  3. Methodology and Research Techniques

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    Pages 5-8

  4. Geological Characterisation

    • Ionut Cristi Nicu
    Pages 9-10

  5. Relief

    • Ionut Cristi Nicu
    Pages 11-18

  6. Hydrography

    • Ionut Cristi Nicu
    Pages 19-29

  7. Climate

    • Ionut Cristi Nicu
    Pages 31-34

  8. Flora and Fauna

    • Ionut Cristi Nicu
    Pages 35-38

  9. Soils

    • Ionut Cristi Nicu
    Pages 39-43

  10. Geoarchaheology or Archaeogeomorphology?—Border Sciences

    • Ionut Cristi Nicu
    Pages 45-54

  11. Archaeological Inventory

    • Ionut Cristi Nicu
    Pages 55-64

  12. Archaeological Sites Affected by Hydrogeomorphological Processes

    • Ionut Cristi Nicu
    Pages 65-84

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 85-87
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  • Interdisciplinary Research Department, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Iasi, Romania

    Ionut Cristi Nicu

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