Geoarchaeology
EPS 482L (3)(Also offered as ANTH 482L / 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: ANTH 1211 and ANTH 1211L and ANTH 2175 and GEOL 1110 and GEOL 1110L.
Restriction: junior or senior standing.
{Alternate Years}
Prerequisites / Corequisites
Archaeology in Practice [Archaeological Method and Theory] - ANTH 1211
Archaeology in Practice Laboratory [Archaeological Method and Theory Laboratory] - ANTH 1211L
World Archaeology - ANTH 2175
Physical Geology - GEOL 1110
Physical Geology Laboratory - GEOL 1110L
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1 University of New Mexico
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