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FIGURES
TABLES
INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS A SOIL?
CONSTITUENTS OF SOIL
      Mineral Matter
      Organic Substances
      Water
      Air
SOIL FORMATION
      Parent Material
      Topography (Relief)
      Climate
      Biological Activity
      Time
WEATHERING
      Physical Weathering
      Chemical Weathering
MINERALOGY AND
   WEATHERING SEQUENCES
      Primary Minerals
      Secondary Minerals
      Building a Soil
SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
      Color
      Texture
      Structure
      Bulk Density
MICROMORPHOLOGY
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF SOIL
SOIL PROFILES AND HORIZONS
      Master Horizons
      Transitional Horizons
      Subordinate Distinctions
      Diagnostic Horizons: Epipedons
      Diagnostic Subsurface Horizons
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
FIELD DESCRIPTION CHECK LIST

Soil Science for Archeologists.

Stewart Reed
Nathan Bailey
Oghenekome Onokpise

Edited by: Michael Russo and Virginia Horak

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and Southeast Archeological Center, National Park Service

Volume 1 - June 2000