This was the first book to present a comprehensive review of the archaeology of Syria from
the end of the Paleolithic period to 300 BC. Syria has become a prime focus of field�…

This article offers an update on the long-standing debate on the causes and effects of
Holocene erosion and alluviation in the Mediterranean lands. The contribution of Vita-Finzi�…

The eastern Mediterranean region witnessed changes in human culture of the highest
importance between~ 9000 and~ 2500 cal. BP (7000—500 BC) and over the same time�…

A major environmental and societal event struck the Mediterranean basin during the 9th
millennium cal BP. A sudden and major climatic crisis occurred in the Northern Hemisphere�…

Geoarchaeology in Action provides much-needed'hands on'methodologies to assist anyone
conducting or studying geoarchaeological investigations on sites and in landscapes�…

Middle-eastern archaeologists are winning new information from declassified military
photographs taken 25 years ago. This study shows how pictures of north-eastern Syria are�…

The aim of this paper is to show how micromorphology is able to furnish information with the
degree of precision necessary for analysing site formation processes and traces of activities�…

The landscapes of the Near East show both the first settlements and the longest trajectories
of settlement systems. Mounding is a characteristic property of these settlement sites�…

The intensification of fieldwork in northern Mesopotamia, the upper region of the Tigris-
Euphrates basin, has revealed two cycles of expansion and reduction in social complexity�…

The relationship between human settlements, their associated land use zones and changing
climate, is not straightforward. Following a summary of the relationship between present day�…