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DOI10.1016/j.catena.2018.03.014
Pedology of archaeological soils in tells of the Judean foothills, Israel
Itkin, Danny1; Crouvi, Onn2; Monger, H. Curtis3; Shaanan, Uri4,5; Goldfus, Haim1
通讯作者Itkin, Danny
会议名称EUROSOIL Meeting
会议日期OCT 16-21, 2016
会议地点Istanbul, TURKEY
英文摘要

Tells (archaeological mounds) predominantly consist of poorly consolidated to unconsolidated sediments, and soils that are highly anthropogenic. This study examines pedogenic processes related to carbonate mobilization in tells in comparison with their peripheral soils (reference soil profiles). The key objective of this study is to test the hypothesis that tell deposits evolve through concurrent processes of sedimentation and pedogenesis (synlithogenic pedogenesis), and further explain it. Case studies are presented from three tells in semi-arid and Mediterranean climatic zones of the Levant. The methods applied included field survey, analyses of particle size distribution, pH, %CaCO3 and organic carbon content, and soil micromorphology. Soils of the tells contain miscellaneous cultural materials that derive mainly from degraded mud bricks, pottery and burnt wood. Chemical data show basic pH values, high CaCO3 content, and minor amounts of organic carbon. Field observations and lab analyses both indicate high similarity amongst the tells and their reference soil profiles. Buried tell soils show same characteristics as near-surface soils. However, the reference soil profiles show incipient horizonation, slightly darker colours, and more developed structure. Micromorphology of both the tells and the reference profiles show cohesively welded peds in a vughy microstructure, groundmass with an open porphyric c/f-related distribution, and discontinuous carbonate recrystallization. Relative rates of soil formation in the tells can be estimated when archaeological records are established. Contrary to the tells, the reference soil profiles show lower porosity and only minor remnants related to earth construction materials. We classify the soils of the studied tells as archaeological Calcareous Anthraltic Xerorthents. The correlative WRB classification would be Calcic Urbic Technosols (Archaic). The anthropogenic materials are as calcareous as the natural soils, but due to human action, carbonates in the tells are distributed differently. Based on these observations, ancient human actions and the dry climate have led to very little mobilization and accumulation of carbonates. The information provided in this study adds to the pedological understanding of archaeological environments. Specifically, it can be useful for the study of site formation processes of tells.


英文关键词Tell Archaeological mound Anthropogenic soils Synlithogenic pedogenesis Site formation processes Soil micromorphology
来源出版物CATENA
ISSN0341-8162
EISSN1872-6887
出版年2018
卷号168
页码47-61
出版者ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
类型Article;Proceedings Paper
语种英语
国家Israel;USA;Australia
收录类别SCI-E ; SSCI ; CPCI-S
WOS记录号WOS:000437053000005
WOS关键词CALCIUM-OXALATE ; PARTICLE-SIZE ; ES-SAFI/GATH ; LATE BRONZE ; IRON-AGE ; GEOARCHAEOLOGY ; SETTLEMENT ; MICROMORPHOLOGY ; SEDIMENTS ; GENESIS
WOS类目Geosciences, Multidisciplinary ; Soil Science ; Water Resources
WOS研究方向Geology ; Agriculture ; Water Resources
资源类型会议论文
条目标识符http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/307955
作者单位1.Ben Gurion Univ Negev, Dept Bible Archaeol & Ancient Near East, Beer Sheva, Israel;
2.Geol Survey Israel, Jerusalem, Israel;
3.USDA NRCS, Natl Soil Survey Ctr, Lincoln, NE USA;
4.Univ Queensland, Sch Earth & Environm Sci, Brisbane, Qld, Australia;
5.Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Inst Earth Sci, Givat Ram, Israel
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Itkin, Danny,Crouvi, Onn,Monger, H. Curtis,et al. Pedology of archaeological soils in tells of the Judean foothills, Israel[C]:ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV,2018:47-61.
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