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}
Prerequisites / Corequisites
How the Earth Works?An Introduction to Geology - EPS 101
Physical Geology Laboratory - EPS 105L
Archaeological Method and Theory - ANTH 120
World Archaeology - ANTH 220
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