Geoarchaeology

Landscape Taphonomy Predictably Complicates Demographic Reconstruction
We illustrate the way in which landscape taphonomy predictably complicates “dates-as-data” approaches, propose and demonstrate a new method of empirically based correction, and explore the interpretive ramifications of ignoring or correcting for taphonomic bias.
Daniel A. Contreras, Brian F. Codding
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Landscape Taphonomy Predictably Complicates Demographic Reconstruction
The Influence of Ancient Herders on Soil Development at Luxmanda, Mbulu Plateau, Tanzania
In eastern Africa, ecologists have found that when mobile pastoralists abandon their temporary encampments, the accumulation of burned …
Michael J. Storozum, Steven T. Goldstein, Daniel A. Contreras, Agness O. Gidna, Audax Z. P. Mabulla, Katherine M. Grillo, Mary E. Prendergast
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Hacia Una Geoarqueología Del Paisaje Andina: Paisaje, Medioambiente, y Acción Humana En Chavín de Huántar
Daniel A. Contreras
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Characterization of the Siliceous Rocks at Stélida, an Early Prehistoric Lithic Quarry (Northwest Naxos, Greece), by Petrography and Geochemistry: A First Step towards Chert Sourcing
Nikolaos Skarpelis, Tristan Carter, Daniel a Contreras, Danica D Mihailović
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(Re) Constructing the Sacred: Landscape Geoarchaeology at Chavín de Huántar, Peru
Daniel A. Contreras
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Reconstructing an Engineered Environment in the Central Andes: Landscape Geoarchaeology at Chavín de Huántar, Peru
Daniel A. Contreras
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Implications of the Fluvial History of the Wacheqsa River for Hydrologic Engineering and Water Use at Chavín de Huántar, Peru
Daniel A. Contreras, David K. Keefer
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Geomorfología y Paisaje En Chavń de Huántar
Daniel A. Contreras
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