Environmental Archaeology
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• IF we want to know how humans functioned we must know what their world was like – thus environmental reconstruction
• Geomorphical and biological processes occurring around sites, not self contained package.
• Cores from the ocean to extract information about dates
• Ancient winds, from isotopes, helps us see why Vikings stop particular route – Polynesian migrations.  Storm peacefulness stops and they don’t go on to Australia and New Zealand.
• Ephesus Roman town now 5k in land used to be on coast
• Glaciers – when bigger held more water and sea levels decrease, thus exposing land bridges like Baring or north-western Europe – human colonization etc.
• Study how much land available during a period

Other Notes in this Category

1. Archaeology of the Roman Economy
2. Conclusions about Archaeology
3. Environmental Archaeology
4. Models of the Roman Economy
5. Rackham - Marshes, Fens, Rivers, and the sea
6. Studying the Landscape

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