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The Book of Unconformities: Speculations on Lost Time
By Raffles, Hugh
- ISBN
- 9780804197991
- Publisher
- Pantheon
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Reviewed on July 1, 2020 | Science & Technology
Siccar Point, near Edinburgh, Scotland, demonstrates the geologic feature known as an "unconformity," points out Raffles (anthropology, New School; Insectopedia) in this new book. Unconformities, he goes on to describe, are discontinuities in the layers of sediment, visible boundaries between different eras and landscapes. Meanwhile, geologic unconformities are the perfect metaphor for this book, a work that brings very different themes together. Raffles discusse...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
