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Archaeological Sediment Analysis

Archaeological Sediment Analysis is a geoarchaeological method that involves the systematic examination and interpretation of sediment composition, texture, stratigraphy, and micromorphology to reconstruct site formation processes, identify human-derived modifications, and contextualize archaeological remains within their depositional environments.

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2017–2026

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Identification of Activity Areas by Multi-element Characterization of Sediments from Modern and Archaeological House Floors Using Inductively Coupled Plasma-atomic Emission Spectroscopy

William D. Middleton, Douglas Price · Journal of Archaeological Science · 1996 · 238 citations

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Identifying Chemical Activity Residues on Prehistoric House Floors: A Methodology And Rationale For Multi‐Elemental Characterization of a Mild Acid Extract of Anthropogenic Sediments

William D. Middleton · Archaeometry · 2004 · 135 citations

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Archaeological Sediments in Context

James B. Benedict, Jenny Stein, William R. Farrand · Arctic and Alpine Research · 1986 · 130 citations

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Sediments in Archaeological Context

Paul Goldberg, Julie K. Stein, William R. Farrand · Journal of Field Archaeology · 2001 · 107 citations

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Sediments and stratigraphy in rockshelters and caves: A personal perspective on principles and pragmatics

William R. Farrand · Geoarchaeology · 2001 · 102 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. WR
    William R. Farrand

    University of Michigan, United States

    4 publications · 395 citations

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  2. IA
    Ian A. Simpson

    University of Stirling, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 92 citations

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  3. FA
    Fekri A. Hassan

    University College London, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 157 citations

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  4. AA
    Adauto Araújo

    Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil

    3 publications · 48 citations

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  5. SM
    Susan M. Mentzer

    University of Tübingen, Germany

    2 publications · 71 citations

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Institutions

190

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    122 citations

  2. University of Stirling

    Stirling, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    228 citations

  3. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    655 citations

  4. University of Tübingen

    Tübingen, Germany

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    120 citations

  5. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    119 citations

  6. Fundação Oswaldo Cruz

    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    61 citations

  7. Durham University

    Durham, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    106 citations

  8. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    172 citations

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  1. Geoarchaeology

    22 publications · 848 citations

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  2. Journal of Archaeological Science

    16 publications · 796 citations

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  3. Quaternary International

    8 publications · 204 citations

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  4. Journal of Archaeological Science Reports

    6 publications · 112 citations

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  5. Journal of Field Archaeology

    4 publications · 300 citations

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