Overview
- Detailed explanation of methods for beginners
- Large number of reference images
- Covers more than ten different archaeologically-relevant micro-particle types
Part of the book series: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology (IDCA)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Micro-Particles Used Primarily for Reconstructing Environmental and Sedimentary Contexts
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Micro-Particles Used Primarily for Analysis of Human Behavior: Diet, Health, Plant Use, Animal Husbandry, and More
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Micro-Particles Used Widely for Both Environmental and Behavioral Reconstruction
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About this book
This handbook provides a resource for those already familiar with some kinds of micro-particles who wish to learn more about others, or for those just starting out in the study of microremains who wish to have a broad understanding about microscopic archaeology. Topics covered in this handbook include diatom microfossils, starch granules, pollen grains, phytoliths, natural fibers, volcanic glass, minerals, insect remains, and feathers.
Archaeological investigations increasingly rely on specialist identification of microscopic remnants found in sites. These micro-particles can provide information about the site environment and human activities that may not be apparent from artifacts and materials preserved on the macro-scale, and have given us new, and often high-profile, information about our past. The investigation of this "invisible archaeology" - that is, invisible to the naked eye - is still somewhat new, and generally each kind of micro-particle is studied individually. Researchers become experts in a narrow range of micro-particle types, but may be less familiar with, or even completely unaware of, the multitude of other forms that are frequently encountered in archaeological samples. This handbook’s accessible approach is suitable for those at the beginner level.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Handbook for the Analysis of Micro-Particles in Archaeological Samples
Editors: Amanda G. Henry
Series Title: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42622-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-42621-7Published: 08 July 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-42624-8Published: 08 July 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-42622-4Published: 07 July 2020
Series ISSN: 1568-2722
Series E-ISSN: 2730-6984
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 304
Number of Illustrations: 35 b/w illustrations, 44 illustrations in colour
Topics: History, general, Archaeology