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Geoarchaeology

ANTH 482L / 582L (3)

(Also offered as EPS 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. (A)

Prerequisite: 120 and 122L and 220 and EPS 101 and EPS 105L.

Restriction: junior standing.

{Alternate years}

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Prerequisites / Corequisites

Archaeological Method and Theory - ANTH 120

Archaeological Method and Theory Laboratory - ANTH 122L

World Archaeology - ANTH 220

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

Physical Geology Laboratory - EPS 105L

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