Studies of rates, processes and modes of rock surface, and near-surface, deterioration, and
also hardening, are central to rock weathering and building stone research, conservation …

The last maximum glacier advance in many mountain ranges appears to have predated the
last maximum advance of the Wisconsinan continental ice sheets (∼ 20,000 years BP) …

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 …

Practical and Theoretical Geoarchaeology, Second Edition, provides an invaluable and
vastly updated overview of geoarchaeology and how it can be used effectively in the study of …

This volume is a major revision and expansion of Taylor's seminal book Radiocarbon
Dating: An Archaeological Perspective. It covers the major advances and accomplishments …

EVIDENCE from ice cores1 indicates that concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide
were lower by about 75 ppm during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM;∼ 18,000 years ago) …

The trace element vanadium has an unclear biological function. Vanadate, an oxidized form
of vanadium, appears to have an insulin-like action. The effect of vanadate on blood glucose …

Well-developed desert pavements are present above eolian deposits that mantle flows of
the Cima volcanic field, located in the Mojave Desert, California. Soil-stratigraphic data and …

The faking and forgery of works of art and antiquities is probably now more extensive than
ever before. The frauds are aided by new technologies, from ink jet printers to epoxy resins …

First published in 2005, this brief introduction to methods of studying rock art has become
the standard text for courses on this topic. It was also selected as a Choice Magazine …