Modeling archaeolgical site burial in southern Michigan : a geoarchaeological synthesis /

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Author / Creator:Monaghan, G. William.
Imprint:East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, c2005.
Description:xii, 268 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm + 1 CD-Rom (4 3/4 in.).
Language:English
Series:Environmental research series v.1
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5606108
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Other authors / contributors:Lovis, William A.
Hambacher, Michael J.
ISBN:0870137387 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-260) and index.
System requirements: PC running Windows NT+, ArcView 3.2+.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction : the state of deep testing in Michigan
  • 2. The pre-Holocene geological history : geological background and the formation of the Great Lakes
  • 3. The Middle-to-Late Holocene geological history : geoarchaeology and environmental background for human adaptation in Michigan
  • 4. The archaeological perspective and background : a problem-oriented archaeological perspective on Michigan prior to European contact
  • 5. Location and description of buried and stratified sites in Michigan : geological and cultural controls for site burial and stratification / G. William Monaghan, William A. Lovis and M. J. Hambacher
  • 6. Predicting archaeological site burial in the Great Lakes region : integrating the archaeological and earth sciences perspectives
  • 7. A GIS framework for predicting site burial potential in southern lower Michigan
  • 8. Recommendations and procedures for undertaking discovery of deeply buried archaeological sites in lower Michigan
  • 9. Summary and conclusions : implications for predicting archaeological site burial and human settlement patterns in the Great Lakes region.