Landscape Evolution and the Archaeological Record : A Geoarchaeological Study of the Southern Santa Clara Valley and Surrounding Region

This study examines the relationship between landscape change and the archaeological record in the southern Santa Clara Valley and surrounding region. In order to understand this relationship, the study integrates geologic and archaeological data using an innovative combination of archival research, fieldwork, radiocarbon dating and GIS based analysis. The study argues that many archaeological sites have been buried by one or more episodes of widespread deposition in the valleys of the the region. The multidisciplinary approach of this work makes it an important reference for archaeologists, geologists, soil scientists and anyone else who seeks to understand the nature and timing of Holocene landscape evolution.Rosenthal, Jeffrey is the author of 'Landscape Evolution and the Archaeological Record : A Geoarchaeological Study of the Southern Santa Clara Valley and Surrounding Region', published 2004 under ISBN 9781883019150 and ISBN 188301915X.