Depositional History of Franchthi Cave
Stratigraphy, Sedimentology, and Chronology, Fascicle 12| By: | William R. Farrand |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press |
| Print ISBN: | 9780253213143 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780253044488 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2000 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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This 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.