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Geoarchaeology

EPS 582L / 482L (3)

Smith

(Also offered as ANTH 582L)

Application of geological concepts to archaeological site formation with emphasis on pre-ceramic prehistory of the southwestern United States. Quaternary dating methods, paleoenvironment, landscape evolution, depositional environments. Quaternary stratigraphy, soil genesis, sourcing of lithic materials, site formation processes. Required field trip.

Prerequisite: 101, 105L, ANTH 121L, ANTH 220 and at least junior standing in EPS or ANTH.

{Alternate Years}

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Prerequisites / Corequisites

How the Earth Works - An Introduction to Geology - EPS 101

Physical Geology Laboratory - EPS 105L

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