Reading the soil archives Unraveling the geoecological code of palaeosols and sediment cores

'Reading the soil archives' provides details of new techniques for understanding geoecological history in the form of quantitative pollen analyses, soil micromorphology, radiocarbon and optically stimulated luminescence dating and biomarker and phytolith analysis. It presents the genesis of cultural landscapes, based on multiproxy analysis of palaeosols and integration of geomorphological, pedological and archaeological research results, which can be a model for geo ecological land scape studies.
This book provides details of new techniques to understand geological history in the form of quantitative pollen analysis, soil micromorphology, radiocarbon and optically stimulated luminescence dating, biomarker and phytoliths analysis. It presents the genesis of cultural landscapes, based on multiproxy analysis of palaeosols and integration of geomorphological, pedological and archaeological research results, which can be a model for landscape studies.
Beginning with analytical methods for interpreting soil archives, Reading the Soil Archives examines methods for reconstructing the landscape genesis. It presents strength and weakness of the applications, especially in relation to data from case studies in the Netherlands. The final chapter of the book addresses landscape evolution in different cultural periods. Reading the Soil Archives offers an integrated approach to geoecological knowledge that is valuable to students and professionals in Quaternary science, physical geography, soil science archaeology, historical geography and land planning and reconstructuring.