Bath Spa Project: Archaeology. Draft Geoarchaeology Assessment  This geoarchaeology project was designed to extend the range and scope of data gathered during excavations at Bath Spa so that the site could be understood more fully. A large number of strata have been analysed in much greater detail...

ENFIA -GEOARCHAEOLOGY  Bringing together the sciences of Geology and Archaeology by Anne Boyd, National Forest Geologist One hot sunny afternoon in 1986, I was walking along t Indiana side of the Ohio River when suddenly my eye caught the glimmer of a...

Carolina Bay Geoarchaeology and Holocene Landscape Evolution on the Upper Coastal Plain of South Carolina  Surface water on the mainly dry, upland interfluves of the Upper Coastal Plain of South Carolina occurs currently as a sporadic distribution of shallow ponds held within Carolina bays and other small, isolated basins. At seven bays on the U.S....

Charles McBurney Laboratory for Geoarchaeology  Laboratory houses a large group of researchers engaged in an extensive variety of projects with a world-wide emphasis. New geoarchaeological projects are currently being developed at the new Neolithic sites discovered at Avebury in southern England, on nomadic pastoralist settlements...

Fezzan Project Geoarchaeology of the Libyan Sahara  Palaeoclimate and environment Geomorphology Remote sensing Recent environmental change People, institutes and contacts General links Email the Fezzan Project A tower in the fortified Casbah of the medieval town of Old Germa. Photo by Nick Brooks, February 2001. The aim...

Geoarchaeology  A major part of the historical-cultural heritage is still buried in the subsoil, treated by an advancing degradation. This patrimony does not consist in single archaeological sites, but in areas and landscapes of a certain extension. The inclusion of the...

The University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist Geoarchaeology  Iowa archaeologists find artifacts and features buried at varying depths beneath the ground surface. Whether working on flood plains and terraces in stream valleys, or on ridges and hills in the uplan...

Geoarchaeology in the Georgia Bight  Fluctuations in sea level and variable rates of shoreline change can greatly alter the availability of land for human habitation. Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary (GRNMS) may have been a site of ancient human settlement during the last geologic time...

Geoarchaeology of modern deltas  An increasing interest in geoarchaeology Under the scope of the Deltas-Global Change Program, there is a much increased focus on geoarchaeological projects. These include studies that integrate diverse aspects of the earth sciences and archaeology. Recent research includes work on...

SYLLABUS FOR GEOARCHAEOLOGY  Archaeological sediments in cultural environments. In Sediments in Archaelogical Context. Edited by J. K. Stein and W. R. Farrand. Salt Lake City, University of Utah Press pp. 1-28. Supplementary Leach, E. K 1992 On the definition of geoarchaeology. Geoarchaeology, 7(5...

Hamilton College Academics Geoarchaeology  Hamilton represents a new generation of innovative, interdisciplinary study in the earth sciences. Using geologic methods and principles to enhance our ability to interpret and understand the archaeologic record, geoarchaeology is a major field that has undergone tremendous growth in...

geoarchaeology  Two department faculty members are actively involved in geoarchaeological research. Dr. Basil Gomez (Professor of Geography Geology) conducts research on Bronze Age and Roman sites in Cypress. He is particularly interested in human impacts on the landscape and determining ceramic...

Northern Great Basin Prehistory Project, Archaeology and Geoarchaeology Field School, University of Oregon, Summer Sessions  School will return to the Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. The Preserve, situated in a remote part of southern Idaho's Snake River Plain, contains a wealth of archaeological resources that  have only begun to be explored. Last...

SCAPE 2003 SCAPE Geoarchaeological Field Work  After attending the field conference the team worked mainly in the Forks, Glacial Lake Hind Basin and Tiger Hills localities. Tiger Hills Locality The geoarchaeology team consulted with Scott Hamilton regarding his interpretations of soils, buried soils, and stratigraphy observed...

CHILD 1999 Technical Report Contents  CHILD 1999 Technical Report Contents A 3D Computer Simulation Model of Drainage Basin and Floodplain Evolution: Theory and Applications Gregory E. Tucker, Nicole M. Gasparini, Rafael L. Bras Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA...

Lakehead University: Anthropology: B.Sc. or H.B.Sc. Geoarchaeology  Geology collaborate in offering an undergraduate B.Sc. or H.B.Sc. degree in Geoarchaeology, one of very few such undergraduate programs offered in North America. This program represents the application of geographical and geological concepts and methods that aid in the interpretation...

SAAweb Interest Groups  Group is to advance the science of geoarchaeology, ensure continued professional development of members within the group, and assist in educating future geoarchaeologists. Objectives Regularly sponsor a symposium at the annual SAA meeting. Periodically sponsor a field trip at the...

DIRECTORY OF GRADUATE PROGRAMS  Geoarchaeology was started by George (Rip) Rapp twelve years ago. In 1996, the Education Committee of the Geological Society of America’s Archaeological Geology Division took over the responsibility of periodically updating the directory. We are grateful to Rip for initiating...

Milfield Geoarchaeology Project  An extensive programme of archaeological work has been undertaken including a large-scale fieldwalking programme, test-pitting, survey and evaluation excavations of eight sites in various environmental settings in the valley. Other work includes a programme of aerial photograph transcription across the...