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An Introduction to Peatland Archaeology and Palaeoenvironments

By: Benjamin R. Gearey,Henry P. Chapman

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An Introduction to Peatland Archaeology and Palaeoenvironments

By: Benjamin R. Gearey,Henry P. Chapman

Peatlands are regarded as having exceptional archaeological value, due to the fact the waterlogged conditions of these wetlands can preserve organic remains that are almost entirely lost from the majority of dryland contexts. This is certainly true, although the remarkable preservation of sites and artifacts is just one aspect of their archaeological importance. This book provides an accessible introduction to the ecology and formation processes of peatlands, and to the different archaeological and palaeoenvironmental techniques that have been developed and adapted for the study of these environments. It provides an outline of the major themes and methods and as a guide to other more detailed and technical literature concerning peatland archaeology. The book is aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students in archaeology, earth sciences and cognate disciplines, but will be useful to professional archaeologists who are looking to develop their expertise in this field. Whilst the assumption is that the reader has little knowledge of peatlands, a general archaeological background is necessary, including some knowledge of techniques and approaches.

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Oxbow Books

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1789257565

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The Art of Environmental Law

Governing with Aesthetics

By: Benjamin J Richardson

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The Art of Environmental Law

Governing with Aesthetics

By: Benjamin J Richardson

Environmental law has aesthetic dimensions. Aesthetic values have shaped the making of environmental law, and in turn such law governs many of our nature-based sensory experiences. Aesthetics is also integral to understanding the very fabric of environmental law, in its institutions, procedures and discourses. The Art of Environmental Law, the first book of its kind, brings new insights into the importance of aesthetic issues in a variety of domains of environmental governance around the world, from climate change to biodiversity conservation. It also argues for aesthetics, and relatedly the arts, to be taken more seriously in the practice of environmental law so as to improve our emotional and ethical capacities to address the upheavals of the Anthropocene.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1509924612

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9781509924615

Remembering the Dead in the Ancient Near East

By: Benjamin W. Porter,Alexis T. Boutin

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Remembering the Dead in the Ancient Near East

By: Benjamin W. Porter,Alexis T. Boutin

Remembering the Dead in the Ancient Near East is among the first comprehensive treatments to present the diverse ways in which ancient Near Eastern civilizations memorialized and honored their dead, using mortuary rituals, human skeletal remains, and embodied identities as a window into the memory work of past societies. In six case studies teams of researchers with different skillsets—osteological analysis, faunal analysis, culture history and the analysis of written texts, and artifact analysis—integrate mortuary analysis with bioarchaeological techniques. Drawing upon different kinds of data, including human remains, ceramics, jewelry, spatial analysis, and faunal remains found in burial sites from across the region’s societies, the authors paint a robust and complex picture of death in the ancient Near East. Demonstrating the still underexplored potential of bioarchaeological analysis in ancient societies, Remembering the Dead in the Ancient Near East serves as a model for using multiple lines of evidence to reconstruct commemoration practices. It will be of great interest to students and scholars of ancient Near Eastern and Egyptian societies, the archaeology of death and burial, bioarchaeology, and human skeletal biology.

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University Press of Colorado

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1457188228

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9781457188220

Seabed Prehistory

Investigating the Palaeogeography and Early Middle Palaeolithic Archaeology in the Southern North Sea

By: Louise Tizzard,Andrew Bicket,Dimitri De Loecker,Jonathan Benjamin

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Seabed Prehistory

Investigating the Palaeogeography and Early Middle Palaeolithic Archaeology in the Southern North Sea

By: Louise Tizzard,Andrew Bicket,Dimitri De Loecker,Jonathan Benjamin

Archaeological investigation of Early Middle Palaeolithic flint tools, including hand axes, and faunal remains in the North Sea. This volume also examines submerged and buried landscapes. The methods used to recover artifacts and other remains and to explore these buried landscapes are also described. The results are placed into the context of the British and European Early Middle Palaeolithic.

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Wessex Archaeology

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1874350817

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9781874350811

Down By the River

Archaeological, Palaeoenvironmental and Geoarchaeological Investigations of The Suffolk River Valleys

By: Benjamin Gearey,Andy Howard,Henry Chapman

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Down By the River

Archaeological, Palaeoenvironmental and Geoarchaeological Investigations of The Suffolk River Valleys

By: Benjamin Gearey,Andy Howard,Henry Chapman

East Anglia has long been known for its internationally significant cultural and environmental Palaeolithic archaeology, often overshadowing the potential of its Holocene resource. This volume details the results of 8 years of palaeoenvironmental, archaeological and geoarchaeological investigations focused on the post-glacial history and evolution of the Suffolk river valleys, funded by Historic England and a number of commercial developers. The volume illustrates the largely untapped research potential of the region and provides information concerning the timing, pattern and process of alluvial development, landscape change, and human activity. The highlight of these investigations was the excavation and associated analyses of three well-preserved later prehistoric timber alignments and their environmental records, discovered during flood alleviation works on the floodplain of the lower Waveney Valley. As well as documenting these internationally significant remains, the research described includes innovative approaches to wetland archaeological and palaeoenvironmental study, highlighting important methodological considerations with respect to radiocarbon dating and chronology, applying novel geophysical approaches to site prospection, and recording wooden artefacts using 3-D laser scanning. The volume also discusses the results of groundwater monitoring of sediments containing the late prehistoric timber alignment at Beccles and considers the longer-term preservation potential of these fragile remains, which – as with other wetland archaeological sites – are at ever increasing risk from development pressures, as well as the longer term impacts of climate and environmental change.

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Oxbow Books

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178570169X

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Down By the River

Archaeological, Palaeoenvironmental and Geoarchaeological Investigations of The Suffolk River Valleys

By: Benjamin Gearey,Andy Howard,Henry Chapman

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Archaeological, Palaeoenvironmental and Geoarchaeological Investigations of The Suffolk River Valleys

By: Benjamin Gearey,Andy Howard,Henry Chapman

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An Introduction to Peatland Archaeology and Palaeoenvironments

By: Benjamin R. Gearey,Henry P. Chapman

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An Introduction to Peatland Archaeology and Palaeoenvironments

By: Benjamin R. Gearey,Henry P. Chapman

An accessible introduction to the ecology and formation processes of peatlands, and to the different archaeological and palaeoenvironmental techniques that have been developed and adapted for the study of these environments.

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Studying Scientific Archaeolog

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1789257557

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Modelling Archaeology and Palaeoenvironments in Wetlands

The Hidden Landscape Archaeology of Hatfield and Thorne Moors, Eastern England

By: Henry P. Chapman,Benjamin R. Gearey

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Modelling Archaeology and Palaeoenvironments in Wetlands

The Hidden Landscape Archaeology of Hatfield and Thorne Moors, Eastern England

By: Henry P. Chapman,Benjamin R. Gearey

The measurement and analysis of space is central to archaeological study, such as through the recording of site plans and sections and the interpretation of spatial relationships between artefacts and features. Modelling Hidden Landscapes details a different approach to the study of past patterns of environmental change within the broader framework of landscape archaeology. It utilizes a range of quantitative and qualitative methodologies and GIS modelling to investigate spatial and temporal patterns of Holocene landscape change for two raised mires in south Yorkshire: Hatfield and Thorne Moors. Whilst concerned with specific aspects of landscape evolution, such as peat growth and spread, the volume aims to illustrate the synergy which is generated through integrating spatial models with chronological modelling and stratigraphic, cartographic, topographical, environmental and archaeological information in order to better understand past landscapes, human activity and the archaeological record. Building on a rich legacy of previous palaeoenvironmental research on these moors, the data generated by this combined methodology has practical applications for current management concerns, including in situ preservation, heritage and policy.

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Oxbow Books Limited

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1782971742

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Book's by Benjamin Gearey

An Introduction to Peatland Archaeology and Palaeoenvironments

An Introduction to Peatland Archaeology and Palaeoenvironments

The Art of Environmental Law

The Art of Environmental Law

Remembering the Dead in the Ancient Near East

Remembering the Dead in the Ancient Near East

Seabed Prehistory

Seabed Prehistory

Down By the River

Down By the River

Down By the River

Down By the River

An Introduction to Peatland Archaeology and Palaeoenvironments

An Introduction to Peatland Archaeology and Palaeoenvironments

Modelling Archaeology and Palaeoenvironments in Wetlands

Modelling Archaeology and Palaeoenvironments in Wetlands

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