This post reviews some fundamental concepts of stratigraphy that are discussed in a 1964 GSA Bulletin paper by Harry Wheeler. At the same time, it is an essay about my own quest to really understand ...
Gale Crater's central sedimentary mound (Aeolis Mons or, informally, Mount Sharp) is a 5.5-km-tall remnant of the infilling and erosion of this ancient impact crater. Given its thickness and age, ...
Sedimentology explores the origin, transport, deposition and diagenetic alterations of the materials that compose sediments and sedimentary rocks. Stratigraphy investigates how those types of rocks ...
Have you ever wondered what’s beneath your feet? What if you could travel 3 miles underground? Photo of Marathon Oil’s Visionarium - provided courtesy of Christie Digital and AVTG You would find ...
The stratigraphic profile used here is from the site of Namu. It should be noted that this profile was created through several depositional episodes. The author has chosen to outline the distinctive ...
Hosted on MSN
Stratigraphy: Archaeological Dating Techniques
In the next instalment of the Archaeology 101 set of videos, I eat Jell-O to explain stratigraphy!! Stratigraphy is super important, and the backbone of archaeological interpretation, dating and ...
Editor's preface / A.V.G. Betts -- Preface / S.W. Helms -- Introduction / S.W. Helms -- Stratigraphy / S.W. Helms -- The Pottery / S.W. Helms -- Stamped, incised and ...
Gale Crater’s central sedimentary mound (Aeolis Mons or, informally, Mount Sharp) is a 5.5-km-tall remnant of the infilling and erosion of this ancient impact crater. Given its thickness and age, ...
Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.
Hide inaccessible results