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Geoconservation of Human Tracks

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In the previous chapter we have seen how there is a wide diversity of human tracksites each with a different depositional history and mechanism of track preservation. The challenge for the geoarchaeologist is not only to document such sites but also to advise with respect to their long-term conservation. At many human tracksites this is challenging due to the nature of the soft, erodible substrate and the geomorphological environments in which the tracks are now exposed. In this chapter we explore some of these challenges and suggest some solutions.

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    Matthew R. Bennett

  2. Department of Musculoskeletal Biology, University of Liverpool, Institute of Aging and Chronic Disease, Liverpool, UK

    Sarita A. Morse

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Bennett, M.R., Morse, S.A. (2014). Geoconservation of Human Tracks. In: Human Footprints: Fossilised Locomotion?. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08572-2_4

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