Theme:
Archaeology and the future of cities and urban landscapes
Session format:
Session, made up of a combination of papers, max. 15 minutes each
Title:
Urban Geoarchaeology
Content:
Urban contexts are integral to understanding the big issues that archaeology seeks to address, such as the emergence of societies, the co-existence of communities, market systems, and societal collapse. Geoarchaeology, the application of earth science methods and concepts (geomorphology, geology, pedology, etc.), enables these issues to be examined using multi-scalar approaches, ranging from the geomorphological study of the town and its surroundings to the micromorphological study of individual stratigraphic units. Geoarchaeology has shown to be particularly rewarding for addressing the study of site stratigraphy, a key challenge in urban archaeology, with urban deposits often reaching several metres in thickness.
This session aims to address a series of current issues within the broad developing field of urban geoarchaeology. We particularly welcome contributions that focus on the impact of urbanisation on soils; the use and organisation of urban space; urban stratigraphy and Dark Earth; ancient soil pollution in towns; reconstructions of the physical (geomorphological) environment and the interactions of towns within their wider regions.
Keywords:
urban archaeology, geoarchaeology, soil micromorphology
Session associated with MERC:
yes
Session associated with CIfA:
no
Session associated with SAfA:
no
Main organiser:
Mr Yannick Devos (Belgium) 1
Co-organisers:
Dr. Barbora Wouters (Belgium) 2,3
Dr. Rowena Banerjea (United Kingdom) 4
Dr. Quentin Borderie (France) 5
Dr. Cristiano Nicosia (Italy) 6
Affiliations:
1. CReA-Patrimoine, Université Libre de Bruxelles
2. Aarhus University
3. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
4. University of Reading
5. Département de l'Eure- et-Loir
6. University of Padova
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