William R. Farrand Depositional History of Franchthi Cave

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"Presents detailed descriptions of the physical and depositional characteristics, strata, and radiocarbon chronology of Franchthi." -Journal of Anthropological ResearchThis fascicle describes the background of the Franchthi project and its excavation history and methodology. Particle size, mineralogy, and chemistry are all taken into consideration as the cultural remains and the sediments from the cave are analyzed to determine their origin and history. William Farrand constructs an integrated stratigraphy for the entire cave using excavators' notes, laboratory analyses, and personal field data to correlate sequences in separate trenches. On the basis of some 60 radiocarbon dates, the evolution and chronology of the sedimentary fill is postulated.