Earth Sciences and Archaeology

Earth Sciences and Archaeology
Author: Paul Goldberg
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 519
Release: 2013-11-11
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1461511836

This volume brings together contributions from an experienced group of archaeologists and geologists whose common objective is to present thorough and current reviews of the diverse ways in which methods from the earth sciences can contribute to archaeological research. Many areas of research are addressed here, including artifact analysis and sourcing, landscape reconstruction and site formation analysis, soil micromorphology and geophysical exploration of buried sites.

A Land in Motion

A Land in Motion
Author:
Publisher: University of California Press
Total Pages: 142
Release: 1999
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780520218970

This is a beautifully illustrated general-interest book on the most famous fault on Earth. The San Andreas Fault, site of the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 and many others, is the boundary between two of the earth's crustal plates, and it is a major architect of California's diverse landscapes.

Finding Fault in California

Finding Fault in California
Author: Susan Elizabeth Hough
Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2004
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9780878424955

The book begins with a discussion about what faults are and how to recognize them. The geologic tours follow, exploring the seismic hazards of the Los Angeles Basin, the San Francisco Bay Area, central California, the Mojave Desert, a neighborhood that is