For geoscientists and archaeologists, presents the principles, methods of investigation, and an overview of the geological study of the youngest part of earth's history, during which formed the upper layer of deposits, which contain most of the groundwater, underlie most buildings, and provide the substrate on which modern soils have developed. The topics include glacier dynamics, deposits and landforms, terrestrial interglacial environments, the principles of stratigraphy, dating quaternary deposits, northern Europe, the Alps, North America, and rivers. Translated from Allgemeine und historische QuartSrgeologie, for which neither date nor publisher are identified. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.