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Geomorphological Investigations in Archaeology

Geomorphology is the study of landforms, and, as geomorphologists like to say, all of archaeology takes place in the dirt. Here are some resources that these associated scientists provide for the benefit of archaeologists everywhere.

Field Book for Describing Soils
A Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils by Schoeneberger et al., no longer available as a downloadable file, but can be purchased here in hard copy format from the American Dept of Agriculture Soil Survey.

Geoarchaeology
From Digiter Geoarcheologia, a discussion of the principles, applications and problems of geoarchaeology, and a case study.

Soil Texture Hydraulic Properties Calculator
Now this is a site for real dirt geeks! From Keith E. Saxton and Walter Rawls for those who want to know the soil properties of your basic silty clay loams.

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