84 Geoarchaeology of Sites to Landscapes: Current Research on Long-Term Water and Soil Management and Maladaptation, Part I
This session brings together geoarchaeological projects from around the world that study ancient water and soil or agricultural management. This session will compare techniques, timing, and evidence for adaptation to past and present environmental changes.
Monday, 20 October 2025
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
HBGCC, 214D
Leveraging time averaging to better understand long-term cultural and behavioral processes in archaeology
Paper number: 84-8
Program: Technical Sessions
Time: 9:55 AM – 10:15 AM
Authors
Abstract
Time averaging, the processes by which objects from different periods of time are mixed together, strongly conditions the manner in which ancient human remains present in stratigraphic context. Various processes contribute to time averaging, but sedimentation rate and pedoturbation are two primary factors observed in archaeological sites in alluvial depositional environments. Understanding how time averaging varies within a site or across a landscape presents a range of archaeological opportunities. This presentation discusses how we can employ this knowledge to better understand a variety of cultural and behavioral processes.
Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 57, No. 6
doi: 10.1130/abs/2025AM-413941
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