Description
This module is an introduction to the reconstruction of past landscapes, the use of sediment analysis in paleoenvironmental reconstruction, and the study of sediments in archaeological contexts. Students will learn basic techniques of sediment recording, sedimentological methods for determining past depositional environments associated with archaeological sites, theory and methods of site formation processes, and basic analyses of sediment artefacts such as mudbricks and micro artefacts.
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Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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