Overview
Description
Application of earth sciences to archaeology, including geology, pedology, sedimentology, geomorphology, geophysical dating methods, paleoenvironmental reconstruction, and paleoecology.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Graduate standing in Anthropology.
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Graduate standing in Anthropology.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Every Fall - Odd Years
Terms
fall
Restrictions
Graduate standing in Anthropology.
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- identify and describe the processes leading to the formation of basic rock, sediment and soil types.
- identify and describe landforms and their associated geomorphological processes.
- determine how sediments, soils and geomorphic processes affect archaeological deposits.
- explain how various geophysical dating methods and their associated calibration methods work as well as calibrate radiocarbon dates with industry-standard software.
- describe basic methods of paleoenvironmental reconstruction.
- develop models that help explain past human behaviors in geomorphological and paleoenvironmental context.