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Geoarchaeology

EPS 482L / 582L (3)

(Also offered as ANTH 482L / 582L)

Smith

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 and 105L and (ANTH 120 and ANTH 122L) and ANTH 220.

Restriction: junior or senior standing. 

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Prerequisites / Corequisites

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

Physical Geology Laboratory - EPS 105L

Archaeological Method and Theory - ANTH 120

Archaeological Method and Theory Laboratory - ANTH 122L

World Archaeology - ANTH 220

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