extended abstracts - Geomorphic Processes and Geoarchaeology

Geomorphic processes and geoarchaeology
FOREWORD
International conference «Geomorphic Processes and Geoarchaeology: From
Landscape Archaeology to Archaeotourism» was held in Moscow – Smolensk, Russia,
on August 20-24, 2012. It was initiated by Russian Association of Geomorphologists
(RuAG) together with Working Group on Geoarchaeology of the International
Association of Geomorphologists (IAG) and supported by IAG Working Group on
Geomorphosites, International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA) – Terrestrial
Process Commission (Hydrological Change and Climate Focus Area, Hazards and
Humans Focus Area), Global Continental Palaeohydrology group (GLOCOPH).
Conference was organized and hosted by the Smolensk University for Humanities (SHU)
in cooperation with Moscow State Lomonosov University (MSU, Faculty of Geography
and Faculty of History), State Historical Museum (SHM), Russian Academy of Sciences
(RAS) – Institute of Geography and Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, State
Hermitage Museum.
The aim of the meeting was linking together different kinds of specialists interested
in geomorphic and palaeoenvironmental aspects of archaeological studies, risk
assessment and protection of archaeological sites and archaeological materials against
environmental damaging processes of different nature (geomorphological, hydrological,
pedological), and putting archaeological heritage into public domain.
Papers were presented at four oral / poster sessions:
1. Human dimensions of Quaternary palaeoenvironments.
2. Local palaeoenvironments of archaeological sites.
3. Alluvial geoarchaeology, palaeohydrology and paleopedology
4. Preservation of geoarchaeological monuments, geotourism and archaeotourism
In the abstract book all papers are put in alphabetical order in author's original versions.
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