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The Eastern Korinthia Archaeological Survey: integrated methods for a dynamic landscape: research components.

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| October 01, 2006 | Tartaron, Thomas F.; Gregory, Timothy E.; Pullen, Daniel J.; Noller, Jay S.; Rothaus, Richard M.; Rife, Joseph L.; Tzortzopoulou-Gregory, Lita; Schon, Robert; Caraher, William R.; Pettegrew, David K.; Nakassis, Dimitri | COPYRIGHT 2006 The American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

RESEARCH COMPONENTS

Numerous research components were included under the EKAS umbrella (Table 2). They are described briefly here as an introduction to the detailed treatments of methods and results below. EKAS created a precise terminology to define specific methodological concepts, giving rise to a number of terms and associated acronyms (Table 3). These terms and acronyms are used throughout the discussion that follows.

Geomorphological Survey

Geomorphology was fundamental to nearly every aspect of our work. At a basic level, we defined the archaeological survey universe as geomorphological space, emphasizing the notion that artifacts behave ...

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