(Also offered as EPS 482L)
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.
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Prerequisite: 121L and 220 and EPS 101 and EPS 105L
Restriction: junior standing
{Alternate Years}
Archaeological Method and Theory - ANTH 121L
World Archaeology - ANTH 220
How the Earth Works?An Introduction to Geology - EPS 101
Physical Geology Laboratory - EPS 105L
MSC11 6325
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
(505) 277-8900
Phone: (505) 277-6809
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