Paleopedology

The Paleopedology ( altgr. παλαιός Palaios, old ' πέδον pedon, soil ', λόγος lógos 'doctrine' ) is the branch of soil science that deals with the scientific study of paleosols. The methods come from a wide range of predominantly geoscientific disciplines, in particular soil science, geology, mineralogy, paleontology, paleobotany, (geo ) chemistry, (geo ) physics and archeology. The Paläopedologen in German-speaking exchange since 1977 in the Working Group Paleopedology of the German Soil Science Society of.