Geoarchaeology
ANTH 482L / 582L (3)(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. (A)
Prerequisite: 1211 and 1211L and 2175 and GEOL 1110 and GEOL 1110L.
Restriction: junior 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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