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S_106
Quaternary Micromorphology: traditional, novel and unconventional ways to reconstruct micro-histories of natural and anthropogenic changes
Lead Convener
Guido Stefano Mariani Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy. guidostefano.mariani@unito.it
Co Convener(s)
Greta Brancaleoni Institute of Geological Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences, 51/55 Twarda str., 00-818, Warsaw, Poland. greta.brancaleoni@twarda.pan.pl Susanna Cereda Department of Archaeologies, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52a, 6020,Innsbruck, Austria. susanna.cereda@uibk.ac.at Stefano Costanzo Dipartimento di Scienze Umanistiche, della Comunicazione e del Turismo (DISUCOM), Università degli Studi della Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy. stefano.costanzo@unimi.it Vito Hernandez Flinders Microarchaeology Laboratory, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences,Flinders University, South Australia, Australia. vito.hernandez@flinders.edu.au
Session Keywords
Micromorphology, Geoarchaeology, Soils, Environmental change, Human-landscape interactions
Commission
TERPRO
Abstract Category
Soils
Session Description
Micromorphology has cemented as an essential tool for investigating soils and sediments, offering critical insights into terrestrial archives and the evolution of Quaternary environments. In recent decades, its application has broadened across archaeo-environmental contexts supported by geosciences at large, and a growing body of research continues to reinforce its role as a powerful multi-proxy investigative method for addressing paleoanthropological research questions. Once a supporting technique, archaeological micromorphology today plays a pioneering role, guiding some of the hottest discoveries across the archaeological time-depth. In this session, we welcome contributions that range from traditional approaches to unconventional and innovative takes, encouraging studies exploring paleoenvironmental, anthropological, and behavioural records through the lens of the microscope and associated techniques without geographic or temporal boundaries.
