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Geoarchaeology

Geoarchaeology is the subdiscipline of archaeology that applies earth science methodologies—particularly stratigraphy, sedimentology, and geomorphology—to interpret the geological contexts, chronological sequences, and formation processes of archaeological sites.

24.1K

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1.2M

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46.6K

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5.7K

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2017–2026

4.2K

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Archaeological Geology

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Publications

24.1K

The least-squares line and plane and the analysis of palaeomagnetic data

Joseph L. Kirschvink · Geophysical Journal International · 1980 · 5.5K citations · Full text

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Revised calibration of the geomagnetic polarity timescale for the Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic

S. C. Cande, Dennis V. Kent · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1995 · 3.8K citations · Full text

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OPTICAL DATING OF SINGLE AND MULTIPLE GRAINS OF QUARTZ FROM JINMIUM ROCK SHELTER, NORTHERN AUSTRALIA: PART I, EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND STATISTICAL MODELS*

R. F. Galbraith, Richard G. Roberts, G.M. Laslett et al. · Archaeometry · 1999 · 2.5K citations

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Comparison of geochemical indices used for the interpretation of palaeoredox conditions in ancient mudstones

Bryn Jones, David A.C. Manning · Chemical Geology · 1994 · 2.2K citations

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Geochronology of the Phanerozoic granitoids in northeastern China

Fu‐Yuan Wu, Deyou Sun, Wen‐Chun Ge et al. · Journal of Asian Earth Sciences · 2010 · 1.7K citations

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Authors

46.6K

  1. AK
    Alfred Kröner

    Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany

    62 publications · 6.6K citations

    41

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  2. NJ
    Neal J. McNaughton

    The University of Western Australia, Australia

    56 publications · 5.6K citations

    41

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  3. MS
    M. Santosh

    China University of Geosciences (Beijing), China

    67 publications · 5.5K citations

    40

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  4. IM
    Ian McDougall

    Australian National University, Australia

    49 publications · 3.9K citations

    36

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  5. MJ
    Martin J. Whitehouse

    Swedish Museum of Natural History, Sweden

    54 publications · 3.7K citations

    34

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Institutions

5.7K

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    117 h-index

    3.2K publications

    187K citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    102 h-index

    1.8K publications

    113.5K citations

  3. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    99 h-index

    809 publications

    62.6K citations

  4. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    88 h-index

    822 publications

    54.6K citations

  5. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    84 h-index

    737 publications

    45.9K citations

  6. Institute of Geology and Geophysics

    Beijing, China

    84 h-index

    842 publications

    62.5K citations

  7. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    79 h-index

    627 publications

    49.3K citations

  8. Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences

    Beijing, China

    74 h-index

    793 publications

    49.5K citations

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Venues

  1. Precambrian Research

    603 publications · 43.7K citations

    108

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  2. Geology

    428 publications · 36.2K citations

    105

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  3. Earth and Planetary Science Letters

    538 publications · 41.9K citations

    103

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  4. Geological Society of America Bulletin

    517 publications · 38.9K citations

    95

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  5. Journal of Archaeological Science

    643 publications · 35.8K citations

    91

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See also

Geoarchaeology

Core Methods

Site Formation

Chronology

Environmental Reconstruction

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