Geoarchaeology is a multi-disciplinary approach which uses the
techniques and subject matter of geography, geology and other
Earth sciences to examine topics which inform archaeological
knowledge and thought. Geoarchaeologists study the natural
physical processes that affect archaeological sites such as
geomorphology, the formation of sites through geological
processes and the effects on buried sites and artifacts post-
deposition. Geoarchaeologists' work frequently involves studying
soil and sediments as well as other geographical concepts to
contribute an archaeological study. Geoarchaeology is a recent
field of research that uses the computer cartography, geographic
information systems (GIS) and digital elevation models (DEM) in
combination with disciplines from human and social sciences and
earth sciences.1 Column sampling is a technique of collecting
samples from a section for analyzing and detecting the buried
processes down the profile of the section. Narrow metal tins are
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