Case Studies in Environmental Archaeology

Case Studies in Environmental Archaeology
Author: Elizabeth Jean Reitz
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 434
Release: 1996
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780306452529

This volume contains case studies in environmental archaeology that apply data obtained from various disciplines-including zooarchaeology, archaeobotany, human biology, and geoarchaeology-to explore important anthropological issues. Studies include geological and biological data from sites located in North America, the Caribbean basin, and South America. Rather than critiquing or advocating specific environmental techniques, each study demonstrates how and why the information obtained from their use is important to anthropologists and archaeologists.