Geoarchaeology

  1. Sediments, Soils, and Stratigraphy
    1. Sedimentology
      1. Clastic Sediments
        1. Grain Size Classification
          1. Sorting and Roundness
            1. Transport Mechanisms
              1. Depositional Processes
              2. Chemical Sediments
                1. Precipitation Processes
                  1. Evaporite Formation
                  2. Biological Sediments
                    1. Biogenic Processes
                      1. Organic Matter Accumulation
                      2. Sedimentary Structures
                        1. Primary Structures
                          1. Bedding
                            1. Lamination
                              1. Cross-Bedding
                                1. Graded Bedding
                                  1. Ripple Marks
                                  2. Secondary Structures
                                    1. Mud Cracks
                                      1. Load Structures
                                        1. Bioturbation Features
                                      2. Depositional Environments
                                        1. Terrestrial Environments
                                          1. Fluvial Systems
                                            1. Channel Deposits
                                              1. Floodplain Deposits
                                                1. Alluvial Fans
                                                2. Eolian Systems
                                                  1. Sand Dunes
                                                    1. Loess Deposits
                                                    2. Glacial Systems
                                                      1. Till Deposits
                                                        1. Outwash Plains
                                                          1. Moraines
                                                          2. Lacustrine Systems
                                                            1. Lake Margin Deposits
                                                              1. Deep Lake Deposits
                                                                1. Varved Sediments
                                                              2. Transitional Environments
                                                                1. Deltaic Systems
                                                                  1. Estuarine Systems
                                                                    1. Coastal Plains
                                                                    2. Marine Environments
                                                                      1. Beach and Nearshore
                                                                        1. Continental Shelf
                                                                          1. Deep Marine
                                                                      2. Pedology and Soil Science
                                                                        1. Soil Formation Factors
                                                                          1. Climate
                                                                            1. Temperature Effects
                                                                              1. Precipitation Patterns
                                                                                1. Seasonal Variations
                                                                                2. Organisms
                                                                                  1. Vegetation Communities
                                                                                    1. Soil Fauna
                                                                                      1. Microbial Activity
                                                                                      2. Relief and Topography
                                                                                        1. Slope Gradient
                                                                                          1. Aspect
                                                                                            1. Drainage Patterns
                                                                                            2. Parent Material
                                                                                              1. Bedrock Lithology
                                                                                                1. Transported Materials
                                                                                                  1. Weathering Susceptibility
                                                                                                  2. Time
                                                                                                    1. Soil Development Stages
                                                                                                      1. Chronosequences
                                                                                                    2. Soil Horizons and Profiles
                                                                                                      1. Horizon Designation
                                                                                                        1. O Horizons
                                                                                                          1. A Horizons
                                                                                                            1. E Horizons
                                                                                                              1. B Horizons
                                                                                                                1. C Horizons
                                                                                                                  1. R Horizons
                                                                                                                  2. Profile Description Methods
                                                                                                                    1. Horizon Boundaries
                                                                                                                    2. Soil Classification
                                                                                                                      1. Soil Taxonomy
                                                                                                                        1. World Reference Base
                                                                                                                          1. Major Soil Orders
                                                                                                                          2. Paleosols
                                                                                                                            1. Recognition Criteria
                                                                                                                              1. Preservation Conditions
                                                                                                                                1. Paleoenvironmental Interpretation
                                                                                                                              2. Stratigraphic Principles
                                                                                                                                1. Fundamental Laws
                                                                                                                                  1. Law of Superposition
                                                                                                                                    1. Principle of Original Horizontality
                                                                                                                                      1. Principle of Lateral Continuity
                                                                                                                                        1. Principle of Cross-Cutting Relationships
                                                                                                                                        2. Stratigraphic Units
                                                                                                                                          1. Lithostratigraphic Units
                                                                                                                                            1. Biostratigraphic Units
                                                                                                                                              1. Chronostratigraphic Units
                                                                                                                                              2. Correlation Methods
                                                                                                                                                1. Lithologic Correlation
                                                                                                                                                  1. Biostratigraphic Correlation
                                                                                                                                                    1. Chronostratigraphic Correlation
                                                                                                                                                    2. Unconformities
                                                                                                                                                      1. Angular Unconformities
                                                                                                                                                        1. Disconformities
                                                                                                                                                          1. Nonconformities

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