Investigating Site Formation Processes through geoarchaeological and microartifact analysis of archaeological sediments: The evidence from the Neolithic tell/extended site at Paliambela (Pieria region, Northern Greece)
Geoarchaeology is the field of study that applies the concepts and methods of the geosciences to archaeological research. Geoarchaeological studies are important to archaeology because they can significantly enhance the archaeological interpretation. This thesis presents a geoarchaeological investigation of the processes involved in the formation of the Neolithic site at Paliambela in the Northern Pieria region of Central Macedonia, Northern Greece which unusually comprises both a tell and flat/extended componet. Chapter 1 presents an overview of geoarchaeology and its potentiality to unravel site formation processes. As geoarchaeology is an indispensable part of modem archaeological research can be used in concert with other archaeological subdisciplines such as archaeometry, to sharpen the interpretation of archaeological data and allow us to understand prehistory more fully. In this respect, Chapter 2 sets out the methods utilized ./ for the purposes of this study which were: particle-size analysis, microartifact analysis, magnetic susceptibility measurements, and organic carbon determination. Combinations of these methods can provide information critical to an understanding of the dynamics of the site's
Kontogiorgos, Dimitris
Investigating Site Formation Processes through geoarchaeological and microartifact analysis of archaeological sediments: The evidence from the Neolithic tell/extended site at Paliambela (Pieria region, Northern Greece). Geoarchaeology is the field of study that applies the concepts and methods of the geosciences to archaeological research. Geoarchaeological studies are important to archaeology because they can significantly enhance the archaeological interpretation. This thesis presents a geoarchaeological investigation of the processes involved in the formation of the Neolithic site at Paliambela in the Northern Pieria region of Central Macedonia, Northern Greece which unusually comprises both a tell and flat/extended componet. Chapter 1 presents an overview of geoarchaeology and its potentiality to unravel site formation processes. As geoarchaeology is an indispensable part of modem archaeological research can be used in concert with other archaeological subdisciplines such as archaeometry, to sharpen the interpretation of archaeological data and allow us to understand prehistory more fully. In this respect, Chapter 2 sets out the methods utilized ./ for the purposes of this study which were: particle-size analysis, microartifact analysis, magnetic susceptibility measurements, and organic carbon determination. Combinations of these methods can provide information critical to an understanding of the dynamics of the site's
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