COURSE DESCRIPTION:
A proseminar
on the contribution of earth sciences to the interpretation of archaeological
contexts. Emphasis is placed on the methods of geoarchaeology and the
applications of selected earth science fields to archaeological problems.
Prerequisites: one or more of the following - GEO/ESC 222, 323 or 426; ARC 205,
310 or 455. Spring semester of odd-numbered years.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
a) To
introduce students to the application of selected earth sciences to
archaeological problems.
b) To familiarize students with and
engage them in discussion of the literature of geoarchaeology.
c) To foster multidisciplinary work
in archaeology and physical geography/ earth science.
READING ASSIGNMENTS:
Dean Wilder. 2007. Collected
Contents
Introduction
C. Renfrew, J.M. Wagstaff and J.B. Thornes. 1983. Geography, Archaeology and Environment.
The Geographical Journal, 149 (3): 316-333.
J.K. Stein. 1993. Scale in
Archaeology, Geosciences, and Geoarchaeology. In: J.K. Stein, and A.R. Linse (eds).
Effects of Scale on Archaeological and Geoscientific
Perspectives. Geological Society of
B.G. Gladfelter.
1981. Developments and Directions in Geoarchaeology. Advances in Archaeological
Method and Theory, 4: 343-364.
G. Huckleberry. 2000. Interdisciplinary
and Specialized Geoarchaeology: A Post-Cold War Perspective. Geoarchaeology, 15
(6): 523-536.
E.A. Bettis III.
2003. Patterns in Holocene Colluvium and Alluvial
Fans Across the Prairie-Forest Transition in the Midcontinent
J.C. Woodward and P. Goldberg. 2001. The Sedimentary Records in Mediterranean Rockshelters and Caves: Archives of Environmental Change.
Geoarchaeology, 16 (4): 327-354.
J.K. Stein. 1990. Archaeological Stratigraphy. In: N.P. Lasca and
J. Donahue (eds). Archaeological Geology of
M.R. Waters. 2000. Alluvial Stratigraphy and Geoarchaeology in the American Southwest.
Geoarchaeology, 15 (6): 537-557.
D.A. Davidson. 1985.
Geomorphology and Archaeology. In: G. Rapp Jr. And J.A. Gifford (eds). Archaeological
Geology.
E.A. Bettis III and E.R. Hajic. 1995. Landscape Development and the Location of
Evidence of Archaic Cultures in the
V.T. Holliday. 1990. Pedology
in Archaeology. In: N.P. Lasca and J. Donahue (eds). Archaeological
Geology of
J. Van Nest. 2002. The Good Earthworm How
Natural Processes Preserve
R.A. Dalan and B.W.
Bevan. 2002. Geophysical Indicators of Culturally Emplaced Soils and
Sediments. Geoarchaeology, 17 (8): 779-810.
R.A. Dalan
and S.K. Banerjee. 1998. Solving Archaeological Problems Using
Techniques of Soil Magnetism. Geoarchaeology, 13 (1): 3-36.
R.E.
Hughes and R.L. Smith. 1993.
Archaeology, Geology, and Chemistry in Obsidian Provenance Studies. In: J.K.
Stein, and A.R. Linse (eds). Effects of Scale on
Archaeological and Geoscientific Perspectives.
Geological Society of
G.J. Borradaile and
J.D. Stewart. 1998.
Characterizing Stone Tools by Rock Magnetic Methods. Geoarchaeology, 13 (1):
73-91.
G. Rapp
Jr. and C.L. Hill.1998. Estimating Age in the Archaeological Record. Chapter 7 In: G. Rapp Jr. and C.L. Hill. Geoarchaeology.
H.P. Schwarcz
and W.J. Rink. 2001. Dating
methods for Sediments of Caves and Rockshelters with
Examples from the Mediterranean Region. Geoarchaeology, 16 (4): 355-371.
CONDUCTIVITY SURVET DATA
DATA FOR TUESDAY GROUP
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MYRO8048 (This
is the file to be edited in Excel).
DATA FOR THURSDAY GROUP
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MP29048 (This is
the file to be edited in Excel).