Artifact preservation and post-depositional site-formation processes in an urban setting: A geoarchaeological study of a 19th century neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan, USA

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 53, Issue , 2015, Pages 178-189

  Howard, Jeffrey L ^a   Ryzewski, Krysta ^a   Dubay, Brian R ^a   Killion, Thomas W ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artefact weathering; Microartefact; Pedogenesis; Pedoturbation

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; BURIAL (GEOLOGY); BURROWING; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; NEIGHBORHOOD; NINETEENTH CENTURY; PEDOGENESIS; URBAN AREA; WEATHERING;

DETROIT; MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84909606383     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2014.10.004     Document Type: Article

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