| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 943 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Series |
[Oxford handbooks] |
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Oxford handbooks.
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| Contents |
General Introduction to the Handbook / Aidan O'Sullivan -- Introduction to Part 1 -- Europe -- Wetland Occupations in Prehistoric Europe / Francesco Menotti -- Europe's Wetlands from the Migration Period to the Middle Ages: Settlement, Exploitation, and Transformation, AD 400-1500 / Aidan O'Sullivan -- The Americas -- Occupations of Past Wetland Environments in the United States / Barbara A. Purdy -- People-Wetland Interaction in Canada / Kathryn Bernick -- Pre-Columbian People and the Wetlands in Central and South America / Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach -- Africa and Asia -- People and Wetlands in Africa / Peter Mitchell -- Wetland Archaeology and the Role of Marshes in the Ancient Middle East / Tony J. Wilkinson -- The Past Eastern Russian Wetlands: Review of the Prehistoric Occupation, Chronology, Economy, and Environment / Yaroslav V. Kuzmin -- Prehistoric Wetland Occupations in the Lower Regions of the Yangtze River, China / Yunfei Zheng -- Wetland Sites in Japan / Tomohiro Inoue -- Oceania -- Wetland Occupations in New Zealand / Geoffrey Irwin -- Australian Wetland Occupations Before and After the Europeans / Sally Brockwell -- Wetland Archaeology in the Highlands of New Guinea / Simon Haberle -- Introduction to Part 2 -- Settlements and Habitations -- Lake-Dwellings in the Alpine Region / Pierre Petrequin -- Irish and Scottish Crannogs / Rob Sands -- Houses, Households, and Settlements: Architecture and Living Space / Renate Ebersbach -- Material Culture -- Portable Wooden Objects from Wetlands / Rob Sands -- Fishing Traps and Weirs on the Northwest Coast of North America: New Approaches and New Insights / Madonna L. Moss -- Bone and Antler Artefacts in Wetland Sites / Jorg Schibler -- Road Networks and Transport -- Trackways and Roads Across the Wetlands / Conor McDermott -- Rivers and Lakes: A Network of Wetland Highways / Fiona Haughey -- Human Bodies -- Bog Bodies: Underwater Burials, Sacrifices, and Executions / Wijnand A.B. van der Sanden -- Introduction to Part 3 -- Survey -- Detecting Organic Materials in Waterlogged Sediments / Andreas Bauerochse -- Underwater Survey and Acoustic Detection and Characterization of Archaeological Materials / Ruth Plets -- Archaeological Strategies for Terrestrial Wetland Landscapes / Richard Brunning -- Excavation -- Intertidal Survey and Excavation / Martin Bell -- Excavating Wet Sites / Glen H. Doran -- Introduction to Part 4 -- Archaeobotany: Analyses of Plant Remains from Waterlogged Archaeological Sites / Stefanie Jacomet -- Insect Analysis in Wetland Archaeology / Stephen Davis -- Palaeoecological Reconstructions / Ciara Clarke -- Geoarchaeological and Soil Micromorphological Studies in Wetland Archaeology / Charles French -- Ancient DNA Research on Wetland Archaeological Evidence / Ceiridwen J. Edwards -- Palaeoclimatology and Archaeology in the Wetlands / Michel Magny -- Dating Methods -- Radiocarbon Dating of Wetland Sites / Tom Higham -- Dendrochronology in Wetland Archaeology / Andre Billamboz -- Lacustrine Varve Counting as a Dating Technique: Advantages and Disadvantages / Hiroyuki Kitagawa -- Introduction to Part 5 -- Preservation -- Preservation against Erosion: Protecting Lake Shores and Coastal Environments / Denis Ramseyer -- Artefact Conservation -- Post-excavation Treatment Methods for Waterlogged Organic Archaeological Materials: The Last Twenty Years / Dilys A. Johns -- Political Action -- International and National Wetland Management Policies / Adrian Olivier -- Wet-Site Archaeology on the Northwest Coast of North America and the Native Communities' Involvement in Managing Their Wetland Heritage / Dale R. Croes -- Introduction to Part 6 -- Wetland Archaeology in the 21st Century: Adapting to Climate Change / Robert Van de Noort -- Life History Approaches and Wetland Habitation: A Later Prehistoric Case Study from the Dutch Delta / Stijn Arnoldussen -- Rhythm of Wetland Life: Seasonality and Sociality / Mark Harris -- Towards an Anthropology of Wetland Archaeology: Hunter-Gatherers and Wetlands in Theory and Practice / George P. Nicholas -- Long-Distance Trade Routes Linked to Wetland Settlements / Paolo Bellintani -- Integrating Dry Lands and Wetlands in Late Prehistoric Farming Regimes / Kristian Kristiansen -- People, Lakes, and Forests in the Baltic Region: A Prehistoric Perspective / Peter Bogucki -- Introduction to Part 7 -- Wetland Archaeology in the Media and Popular Literature: Loosening the Scholarly Taboos of the 20th Century / Marc-Antoine Kaeser -- Informing the Public: Bridging the Gap between Experts and Enthusiasts / Urs Leuzinger -- Museum Exhibitions, Open-Air Museums, and Hands-On Archaeology / Gunter Schobel -- The Lake-Dwelling Diaspora: Museums, Private Collectors, and the Evolution of Ethics in Archaeology / Bettina Arnold -- Epilogue: Reflections On Wetland Archaeology And Its Significance -- Introduction to Epilogue -- The Archaeology of Wetlands: A Personal Journey / Charles F.W. Higham -- Reminiscences of a Wetland Archaeologist / Bryony Coles |
| Summary |
This handbook sets out the key issues & debates in the theory & practice of wetland archaeology which has played a crucial role in studies of our past. Due to the high quantity of preserved organic materials found in humid environments, the study of wetlands has allowed archaeologists to reconstruct people's everyday lives in great detail |
| Notes |
Series from dust jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Water-saturated sites (Archaeology)
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Water-saturated sites (Archaeology)
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History & Archaeology.
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Archaeology.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Menotti, Francesco, editor.
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O'Sullivan, Aidan, editor.
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| LC no. |
2012532483 |
| ISBN |
0191750514 |
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9780191750519 |
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9780191626180 |
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019162618X |
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9780191626173 |
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0191626171 |
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