Waterlogged archaeological wood can present management challenges due to its
vulnerability to chemical and biological decay, both during burial and post-excavation …

Wood artefacts rarely survive from the Early Stone Age since they require exceptional
conditions for preservation; consequently, we have limited information about when and how …

This third edition of Reconstructing Quaternary Environments has been completely revised
and updated to provide a new account of the history and scale of environmental changes …

Since the influential work of Michael B. Schiffer on formation processes has been published
in 1987, much has advanced on the part of environmental formation processes also known …

Advances in areas of archaeological science with a strong geological, sedimentological or
pedological component have significantly furthered the understanding of formation …

Bone, teeth and other hard tissues derived from animals are a major artefact class of many
archaeological sites. This chapter summarizes the optical properties of bone, teeth, antler …

The authors rewrite the character of Early Mesolithic settlement in Europe with their new
research at one of its most famous sites. The picture of small mobile pioneering groups …

Destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, Herculaneum is one of the world's
most famous Roman settlements. Exactly how the victims died during the eruption, however …

Abstract During the Early and Mid-Holocene significant changes in the ecology and socio-
cultural spheres occurred around the Baltic Sea. Because of the underlying climatic changes …

Ancient organic remains are essential for the reconstruction of past human lifeways and
environments but are only preserved under particular conditions. Recent findings indicate …