page_title: Geoarchaeology
hierarchical_section_title: Geoarchaeology
caption_attribution_description: FR:Description English: A geoarchaeologist analyzes a stratigraphy on the route of the LGV Est high-speed railway line. Français&#160;: Un géoarchéologue au travail, sur le tracé du futur TGV Est, devant une stratigraphie montrant des tourbes et des dépôts lacustres Deutsch: Ein Geoarchäologie untersucht eine Stratigrafie auf der Trasse der Eisenbahn-Hochgeschwindigkeitsstrecke LGV Est Photographe: Henri-Georges NATON Source: importé par le photographe Licence: GFDL-self
context_page_description: Geoarchaeology is a multi-disciplinary approach which uses the techniques and subject matter of geography, geology, geophysics and other Earth sciences to examine topics which inform archaeological knowledge and thought. Geoarchaeologists study the natural physical processes that affect archaeological sites such as geomorphology, the formation of sites through geological processes and the effects on buried sites and artifacts post-deposition. Geoarchaeologists' work frequently involves studying soil and sediments as well as other geographical concepts to contribute an archaeological study. Geoarchaeologists may also use computer cartography, geographic information systems and digital elevation models in combination with disciplines from human and social sciences and earth sciences. Geoarchaeology is important to society because it informs archaeologists about the geomorphology of the soil, sediment, and rocks on the buried sites and artifacts they are researching. By doing this, scientists are able to locate ancient cities and artifacts and estimate by the quality of soil how "prehistoric" they really are.
context_section_description: Geoarchaeology is a multi-disciplinary approach which uses the techniques and subject matter of geography, geology, geophysics and other Earth sciences to examine topics which inform archaeological knowledge and thought. Geoarchaeologists study the natural physical processes that affect archaeological sites such as geomorphology, the formation of sites through geological processes and the effects on buried sites and artifacts post-deposition. Geoarchaeologists' work frequently involves studying soil and sediments as well as other geographical concepts to contribute an archaeological study. Geoarchaeologists may also use computer cartography, geographic information systems (GIS) and digital elevation models (DEM) in combination with disciplines from human and social sciences and earth sciences. Geoarchaeology is important to society because it informs archaeologists about the geomorphology of the soil, sediment, and rocks on the buried sites and artifacts they are researching. By doing this, scientists are able to locate ancient cities and artifacts and estimate by the quality of soil how "prehistoric" they really are. Geoarchaeology is considered a sub-field of environmental archaeology because soil can be altered by human behavior, which archaeologists are then able to study and reconstruct past landscapes and conditions.
caption: A geoarchaeologist analyzes a stratigraphy on the route of the LGV Est high-speed railway line.
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