„The textbook “Practical and Theoretical Geoarchaeology„deserves special consideration... with its scientific contents andhigh standard printing art is a significant step in the developmentof a new branch - ecological archaeology.“
T. F. Urushadze, Annals of Agrarian Science, December2012
„There is a new exceptionally good geoarchaeology text - itis written for you. It tells you what a soil is, what a sedimentis, is easy to read well illustrated and designed for the fieldarchaeologist and not just the environmental and soil scientist. Itgives practical information and general information (and includeslab methods etc) and in my opinion it isthe best textbook on thesubject going and is suitable for all archaeologists.“
Dr Michael J Allen, Environmental Manager, Wessex Archaeologyand Reviews Editor, The Prehistoric Society
"The authors of this book do a fantastic job explaining complexideas, frequently using key sites to show how geoarchaeology wascritical in understanding the full story of a site'sarchaeology.„
Dirtbrothers. org, June 2006
“Practical and Theoretical Geoarchaeology gives athorough introduction to the discipline, allowing the reader togain a broad understanding of its possible applications ... A goodbasis for undergraduate and masters students approachinggeoarchaelology.„
Archaeological Review from Cambridge
“Practical and Theoretical Geoarchaeology provides acomprehensive introduction to an increasingly importantsub-discipline of archaeology ... ideal as both a comprehensiveintroduction to the subject and as a reference.„
Canadian Journal of Archaeology
“This is an excellent textbook, and it will be a resourcefor all archaeologists who want to integrate geoarchaeology intotheir research.„
Journal of Geology
“An invigorating and important book that offers new insights... An excellent collection that aims to position the sociologyof work at the heart of the discipline." Geomorphology
* * a fundamental, broad-based perspective of the essentials ofmodern geoarchaeology in order to demonstrate the breadth of theapproaches and the depth of the problems that it can tackle.
* the rapid advances made in the area in recent years, but alsogives the reader a firm grasp of conventional approaches.
* covers traditional topics with the emphasis on landscapes, aswell as anthropogenic site formation processes and theirinvestigation.
* provides guidelines for the presentation of field andlaboratory methods and the reporting of geoarchaeologicalresults.
* essential reading for archaeology undergraduate and graduatestudents, practicing archaeologists and geoscientists who need tounderstand and apply geoarchaeological methodologies.
Artwork from the book is available to instructors online at: www. blackwellpublishing. com/goldberg
„This is one of the best textbooks that I have read inyears. I enjoyed reviewing it, and found it well-written andthorough in its coverage of the traditional earth science aspectsof geoarchaeology. The non-traditional aspects were intriguing andequally thorough... I predict that this book will become thetextbook of choice for geoarchaeology classes for severalyears.“
Geomorphology 101 (2008) 740-743
