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Experimental Archaeology and the Formation Processes of the Archaeological Record

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    320 pages

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    31 December 2026

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Summary

This book explores how experimental structures, such as earthworks and buildings, help us to understand how the archaeological record forms. Topics include: weathering, changes to buried soils, sediment micromorphological analysis, the role of soil animals, the decay and preservation of a range of buried materials and structures, seed viability and survival, molluscs and pollen. It includes the work of 32 scientists, specialists in a wide range of sources of evidence, and demonstrates the ben…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9798888572689
Author:Martin Bell, Simon Hillson, Rob Janaway
Publisher:Casemate Publishers
Imprint:Casemate Publishers
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:31 December 2026
Dimensions:216mm x 280mm
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About The Author

Martin Bell

About the Authors

Martin Bell is Emeritus Professor of Archaeological Science at Reading University, where he taught Geoarchaeology and Experimental Archaeology. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and the British Academy.

Simon Hillson is Emeritus Professor of Bioarchaeology at University College London. He has published extensively on bioarchaeology and zooarchaeology and continues his bioarchaeological fieldwork in Greece.

Rob Janaway is Associate Professor in Forensic and Archaeological Sciences at the University of Bradford. He first worked on Wareham material as part of his undergraduate dissertation in 1979 and was responsible for the 32-year material recovery at both Overton and Wareham.

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