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DOI | 10.1016/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 |
ISSN | 0341-8162 |
EISSN | 1872-6887 |
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 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | 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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