The Importance of Sediment: A Selection of Julie Stein’s Contributions to Geoarchaeology

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This is an abstract from the "From Middens to Museums: Papers in Honor of Julie K. Stein" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Of Julie Stein’s many contributions to geoarchaeology, her publications regarding sedimentology and stratigraphy with respect to site formation have been particularly influential. By employing earth science methods to elucidate the history of archaeological sediments in a diversity of environments and cultural settings, her work has helped archaeologists better interpret the context of material culture and thus better understand past human behavior. In honor of Julie’s scientific contributions to the profession, I will review three geoarchaeological case studies from the North American Southwest (Arizona) and Northwest (Washington) where strategies borrowed from her published work were used to elucidate the history of sediments from cultural contexts and address archaeological questions. Julie’s research demonstrates the importance of the sedimentary matrix in the archaeological record and is a reminder of the value of interdisciplinary scientific collaboration.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)   •
• From Middens to Museums: Papers in Honor of Julie K. Stein

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Abstract Id(s): 23170