The effects of environmental events on living conditions during occupation periods are
studied by comparing alluvial soils and occupation floors that formed during the late …

The activities carried out by preindustrial agricultural societies are not usually considered as
important factors of soil degradation. Nonetheless, repetitive human daily activities for …

Abstract The Monte Azul archaeological site is located in the inter‐Andean Aburrá Valley of
the upper Medellín River in Colombia and it is dated from the Middle Ceramic period to the …

This research compares results of micromorphological case studies conducted on four early
medieval archaeological sites with differentiated spatialization of human impacts and a …

Volcanic activity affects past and present landscapes. Here we present a case study related
to the heat impact of the Xitle lava flow on the former soil cover. The eruption occurred 1670 …

The Teotihuacan valley, located in the northeastern sector of the basin of Mexico, was
settled by approximately 1,100 BC. The first and largest prehistoric city in the Americas …

This study investigates the connection between sediment aggradation, erosion and climate
in a desert environment of the Majes valley, southern Peru. Luminescence dating of terraces …

This work presents the results of the petrographic and geochemical characterization of
pyroclastic deposits outcropping in an area located to the northeast and southeast of Los …

We present the results of detailed surficial geologic mapping for a 10 km2 area of alluvial
(quebrada) deposits located in the middle Moche Valley of Peru, where archaeological …

Paleosols interbedded with pyroclastic deposits have been proven to be an important
paleoenvironmental proxy for the late Quaternary in Central Mexico. We studied a key …