Geoarchaeology

  1. Archaeological Applications
    1. Site Discovery and Prediction
      1. Predictive Modeling
        1. Environmental Variables
          1. Statistical Approaches
            1. GIS Applications
            2. Site Visibility and Preservation
              1. Burial Processes
                1. Erosion Effects
                  1. Taphonomic Factors
                2. Provenance Studies
                  1. Lithic Raw Materials
                    1. Geochemical Fingerprinting
                      1. Petrographic Analysis
                        1. Source Area Identification
                        2. Ceramic Materials
                          1. Temper Analysis
                            1. Clay Source Studies
                              1. Compositional Analysis
                              2. Metal Sources
                                1. Lead Isotope Analysis
                                  1. Trace Element Studies
                                2. Subsistence and Economy
                                  1. Agricultural Systems
                                    1. Field System Recognition
                                      1. Soil Management Practices
                                        1. Crop Processing Areas
                                        2. Resource Exploitation
                                          1. Quarry Sites
                                            1. Mining Activities
                                              1. Raw Material Procurement
                                              2. Settlement Patterns
                                                1. Site Location Factors
                                                  1. Environmental Constraints
                                                    1. Resource Availability
                                                  2. Human-Environment Interactions
                                                    1. Environmental Impact
                                                      1. Anthropogenic Landforms
                                                        1. Soil Erosion and Degradation
                                                          1. Vegetation Modification
                                                          2. Adaptation Strategies
                                                            1. Climate Change Responses
                                                              1. Resource Management
                                                                1. Technological Innovations
                                                                2. Landscape Modification
                                                                  1. Terracing Systems
                                                                    1. Water Management
                                                                      1. Land Clearance
                                                                    2. Site-Specific Applications
                                                                      1. Cave and Rockshelter Sites
                                                                        1. Sediment Accumulation
                                                                          1. Preservation Conditions
                                                                            1. Stratigraphic Sequences
                                                                            2. Open-Air Sites
                                                                              1. Surface Contexts
                                                                                1. Buried Deposits
                                                                                  1. Site Formation Histories
                                                                                  2. Tell and Mound Sites
                                                                                    1. Construction Materials
                                                                                      1. Occupation Sequences
                                                                                        1. Abandonment Processes
                                                                                        2. Wetland and Coastal Sites
                                                                                          1. Waterlogged Preservation
                                                                                            1. Sea Level Changes
                                                                                              1. Coastal Dynamics
                                                                                              2. Urban Archaeological Sites
                                                                                                1. Complex Stratigraphy
                                                                                                  1. Disturbance Factors
                                                                                                    1. Construction Sequences

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                                                                                                9. Data Integration and Interpretation