Ephemeral Hunter-Gatherer Archaeological Sites: Geophysical Research

Archaeological Geophysics for Ephemeral Human Occupations: Focusing on the Small-Scale combines technological advances in near-surface geophysics with recent archaeological scholarship and underlying archaeological premises to provide a practical manual for guiding archaeo-geophysical research design. By proposing the amelioration of communication gaps between traditional and geophysical archaeologists, this book will foment dialogue and participate in bringing about new ways of thinking anthropologically about archaeological geophysics, especially in relation to prehistoric open-air ephemeral sites. Offering a way to begin a dialogue between archaeology and geophysics, Archaeological Geophysics for Ephemeral Human Occupations is an important reference for practicing professionals, instructors, and students in geophysics and anthropology/archaeology, as well as geology.

Serves as a practical manual for guiding archaeo-geophysical research designBridges the communication gap between traditional and geophysical archaeologists to contribute to new ways of thinking anthropologically about archaeological geophysicsProvides a focus on prehistoric open-air ephemeral sites, which are often underrepresentedOffers an important reference for practicing professionals, instructors, and students in geophysics and anthropology/archaeology, as well as geology

Chapter 1. Archaeological Geophysics Biases

Chapter 2. Recognizing and Defeating Biases

Chapter 3. Seeing the Forest but Missing the Trees

Chapter 4. Material Signature of Human Behavior: Framing a Hunter-Gatherer AGP Agenda

Chapter 5. Human Material Signatures

Chapter 6. Pattern Recognition and Preliminary Identification

Chapter 7. Simulation Sandbox

Chapter 8. Material Signature of Seasonality at Verberie

Chapter 9. Just for Students

Chapter 10. Questions to Guide Framing Theoretical Perspectives

Chapter 11. Conclusion: We Versus Me