Reading the Soil Archives: The Geological Code , Van-Mourik, Meer,#

Reading the Soil ArchivesUnraveling the Geoecological Code of Palaeosols and Sediment Cores\nAuthor(s): Jan M. Van Mourik, Jaap van der Meer\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science & Technology, United Kingdom\nImprint: Elsevier Science Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780444641083, 978-0444641083\nSynopsis\nReading the Soil Archives: Unraveling the Geoecological Code of Palaeosols and Sediment Cores, Volume 19, provides details of new techniques for understanding geological history in the form of quantitative pollen analyses, soil micromorphology, OSL (Optically Stimulated Luminescence) dating, phytolith analysis and biomarker analysis. The book presents the genesis of a cultural landscape, based on multi-proxy analysis of paleosoils and integration of geomorphological, pedological and archaeological research results, which can be a model for geoecological landscape studies. Beginning with analytical methods for interpreting soil archives, the book examines methods for reconstructing the .