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Geoarchaeology

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This article is in response to a request from the editor for a non-specialist personal report on ‘geoarchaeology’. It examines the development of the subject and main areas of research, indicating the potential for future development by outlining some current projects.

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  1. Department of Archaeology, University of Leicester, LE1 7RH, Leicester, UK

    M. L. Shackley

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Shackley, M.L. Geoarchaeology. Naturwissenschaften 66, 429–432 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00398998

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