Archaeological Soil Micromorphology dataset from excavations of the Campus of Cartuja, Granada, Spain, in 2013- 2019

Soil micromorphology data from the analysis of samples collected during excavations by the University of Granada on the campus of Cartuja from 2013-2019. Analysis of the samples was supported by AHRC ‘Landscapes of (Re)Conquest’ project (Grant no. AH/R013861/1, PI Pluskowski, Co-PIs García-Contreras Ruiz and (Michelle) Alexander). <br> Micromorphological investigation was carried out using a Leica DMLP polarising microscope at magnifications of x40 - x400 under Plane Polarised Light (PPL), Crossed Polarised Light (XPL), and where appropriate Oblique Incident Light (OIL). Thin-section description is conducted using the identification and quantification criteria set out by Bullock <em>et al</em>. (1985) and Stoops (2003), with reference to Courty <em>et al</em>. (1989), Mackenzie and Adams (1994) and Mackenzie and Guilford (1980) for rock and mineral identification, Nicosia and Stoops (2017) for anthropogenic inclusions, and Stoops <em>et al</em>. (2018) for further identification of post-depositional alterations. The tables of results use the descriptions, inclusions and interpretations format following Bullock <em>et al.</em> (1985). <br> <strong>List of tables:</strong> Summary Table Cartuja, Granada, Spain (LoR Project) Micromorphology Summary Table 1 Cartuja, Granada Spain (LoR Project) Micromorphology: Deposit type descriptions Table 2 Cartuja, Granada (LoR Project) Micromorphology: Abundance of inclusions (% of area of thin section). Table 3 Cartuja, Granada (LoR Project) Micromorphology: abundance of post-depositional alterations and pedofeatures <br> <strong>References</strong> <strong>Bullock, P., Fedoroff, N. Jongerius, A. Stoops, G. Tursina, T. 1985–</strong> Handbook for Thin Section Description. Wolverhampton: Waine Research. <strong>Courty, M. A., Goldberg, P., Macphail, R. 1989</strong> <strong>–</strong> Soils and Micromorphology in Archaeology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. <strong>Mackenzie, W. S., Adams, A. E. 1994</strong> <em><strong>–</strong></em> <em>A Colour Atlas of Rocks and Minerals in Thin Section</em>. New York: John Wiley and Sons. <strong>Mackenzie, W. S., Guilford, C. 1980</strong> <em><strong>–</strong></em> <em>Atlas of Rock Forming Minerals.</em> Harlow: Longman Group Ltd. <strong>Nicosia, C., Stoops, G. 2017</strong> <em><strong>–</strong></em> <em>Archaeological Soil and Sediment Micromorphology.</em> Chichester: John Wiley &amp; Sons. <strong>Stoops, G. 2003 </strong><em><strong>–</strong></em> Guidelines for Analysis and Description of Soil Thin Sections. Madison: Soil Science Society of America. <strong>Stoops, G., Marcelino, V., Mees, F. 2018</strong> <em><strong>–</strong></em> <em>Interpretation of Micromorphological Features of Soils and Regoliths</em>. Amsterdam: Elsevier <br>