Palaeoenvironmental Investigations: Research Design, Methods and Data Analysis

✍ Scribed by N.R.J. Fieller, D. D. Gilbertson, N.G.A. Ralph

• Publisher: BAR Publishing
• Year: 1985
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 454
• Series: BAR British Archaeological Reports International Series 258
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Copyright Page
Contents
Editorial Notes
Clastic sedimentation in the phreatic cave environment
An examination of the zonal model of sedimentation in caves
The role of mineral magnetic measurements in archaeology
Early mining in Britain: the stratigraphic implications of heavy metals in alluvial sediments
Stable carbon isotope analysis of anthropogenic soils and sediments in Orkney
Molluscan taphonomy in braided river environments: model development and application to the Summertown-Radley Terrace Gravels of the River Thames
Studies of archaeological soils and deposits by microphological techniques
Amino acids in buried soils
Truncated skew log laPlace distributions and particle size analysis
Missing information and collections of skeletal material
“Great things from little acorns…”: a suite of programs for the analysis and representation of palynological data using the BBC micro
On the presentation of results in environmental archaeology
Species composition parameters and life tables; their application to detect environmental change in fossil land molluscan assemblages
Carbonised seeds, sample size and on-site sampling
Geomorphology and settlement studies in archaeology
Ecological investigations of marine molluscs: an examination of changes in body weight and shape as aids to the interpretation of the mesolithic shell middens of the island of Oronsay, Inner Hebrides
Macro- and micro-level approaches to the reconstruction of palaeoshorelines
Erratic palynomorphs and palaeolithic stratigraphy
An estimate of avalanche frequency in Glen Feshie, Scotland, using tree rings
Relating fen edge sediments, stratigraphy and archaeology near Billingborough, South Lincolnshire
Index 1. Subjects
Index 2. Biological taxa
Index 3. Locations and people