Directory of Graduate Programs in Archaeological
Geology and Geoarchaeology
The Directory of Graduate Programs in Archaeological Geology
and 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 and maintaining this valuable
guide.
As indicated by the individual listings, this directory contains
information on a wide variety of programs. Some are narrowly
focused, others are only tangentially archaeological geology or
geoarchaeology. The primary goal is to provide information to
prospective graduate students. Hence the coverage is intended to
be inclusive rather than exclusive.
Universities
- ARIZONA, University of
- ARIZONA University, Northern
- ARKANSAS, University of
- BAYLOR University
- BOSTON University
- CORNELL University
- DELAWARE, University of
- GEORGIA, University of
- ILLINOIS, University of
- KANSAS, University of
- MAINE-Orono, University of
- MASSACHUSETTS-Amherst, University of
- McMASTER University
- MICHIGAN—Ann Arbor, University of
- MINNESOTA—DULUTH, University of
- MINNESOTA—Twin Cities, University of
- NEW YORK City, University of
- NORTH TEXAS, University of
- PITTSBURGH, University of
- RUTGERS, The State University of New Jersey
- TEXAS A&M University
- TEXAS, University of
- VANDERBILT University
- WASHINGTON, University of
- WASHINGTON STATE University
- WISCONSIN, University of
Departments of Anthropology, Geosciences, and Materials
Science
The University of Arizona has nationally recognized faculty and
programs, well-equipped laboratories, and excellent computer
facilities. Interdepartmental cooperation between the
Anthropology, Geosciences, and Materials Science and Engineering
departments is strong, so that students wishing to combine these
disciplines may do so by tailoring Ph.D. and Masters programs
via their graduate committees. Additional programs and
facilities are available through
Archaeology
Those wishing to emphasize archaeology should apply for
admission through the
Department of
Anthropology, where graduate level competence in the four
fields of anthropology will be required, as well as 15 units in
a minor such as geosciences. Principle Anthropology faculty
concerned are:
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C. Vance Haynes, Jr.
(soon to be emeritus, Paleoindian origins, geoarchaeology)
Tel: (520) 621-6307
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David Killick
(primitive technology, scientific methods in art and archaeology)
dkillick@anthro.arizona.edu
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Steven L. Kuhn
(paleolithic archaeology and human evolution, lithic technology, hunter-gatherer ecology and technology)
skuhn@ccit.arizona.edu
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Barbara Mills
(southwestern archaeology, ceramic analysis, ethnoarchaeology)
bmills@anthro.arizona.edu
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Mary Ellen (M.E.) Morbeck
(humanand non-human primate biology, behavior, ecology, and evolution; life history theory)
Tel: (520) 621-6305
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John W. Olsen
(oaleolithic archaeology; paleoanthropology)
jolsen@ccit.arizona.edu
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J. Jefferson Reid
(southwestern archaeology, behavioral archaeology, method and theory for reconstructing prehistory, historical archaeology, American Southwest)
jreid@anthro.arizona.edu
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Michael B. Schiffer
(archaeological theory, method, and epistemology, behavioral archaeology, experimental archaeology, modern material culture, ceramics)
schiffer@u.arizona.edu
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Mary C. Stiner
(zooarchaeology, human evolution and paleoecology, Paleolithic archaeology and taphonomy, community ecology)
mstiner@ccit.arizona.edu
Geosciences
Those wanting to emphasize geosciences should apply through the
Department of
Geosciences where a minimum of 15 units in a minor such as
anthropology will be required. Principal Geoscience faculty
concerned are:
Materials Science and Engineering
Those wanting to emphasize archaeometry may wish to apply for admission through the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, where graduate level training in materials science will be required, along with 9 units in a minor field such as anthropology or geosciences. Principle Materials Science and Engineering faculty concerned are:
Related programs
Faculty in related fields include
the Laboratory of Tree Ring Research
the Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill
the Arizona State Museum
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Paul Fish
(southwestern archaeology, settlement pattern analysis, traditional agriculture)
pfish@u.arizona.edu
the Arid Lands program
USGS
Contacts
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Dr. John Olson
Anthropology Dept.
Univ. of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721
Tel: (520) 621-6307
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Dr. Owen Davis
Geosciences Dept.
Univ. of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721
Tel: (520) 621-7953
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Dr. David Killick
Materials Sci. and Eng. Dept.
Univ. of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721
Tel: (520) 621-8685
For departmental information and application packets contact:
Quaternary Studies Program
The Quaternary Studies Program (QSP) is a graduate program of
interdisciplinary studies including the departments of
Anthropology, Biology, Geography, and Geology, and the Center
for Environmental Sciences and Education. This program focuses
on the last 1.7 million years of Earth history. Students are
required to take an interdisciplinary core curriculum of at
least five courses in five subdiscipline areas, and can tailor
their remaining courses to fit their desired specialty. The
Department of Geology offers a standard geological field school,
but we have no such offering for geoarchaeology.
There are no full-time faculty members assigned to QSP at this
time. Instead, the faculty from several departments teach QSP
courses and serve on the Steering Committee. They include
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Larry Agenbroad
(Geology Department: Quaternary Geology, geoarchaeology, geochronology, Quaternary megafauna)
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Jim Mead
(Geology Department and Director of QSP: Quaternary paleontology, paleoenvironments)
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Scott Anderson
(Director of Environmental Sciences and Education: Quaternary palynology, fire histories)
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Kathy Cruz-Uribe
(Anthropology Department: archaeozoology, anthropology)
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Michael Ort
(Geology Department and The Center for Environmental Sciences and Education: Volcanology and Geochronology)
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Tom Sisk
(The Center for Environmental Sciences and Education: Remote Sensing and Biological Diversity)
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Francise Smiley
(Anthropology Department Chair: archaeology, anthropology)
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Lee Dexter
(Geography Department: soils, remote sensing)
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Geoffrey Spaulding
(Adjunct Professor, Dames and Moore, Las Vegas, Nevada: Quaternary paleoenvironments)
Department of Geology
Students may earn a graduate degree in geology with a heavy
Geoarchaeology component.
Department of Anthropology
The department does not currently offer a degree in
geoarchaeology.
Contact
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Professor Jim Mead
Department of Geology
Box 4099
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Tel: (520) 523-7184
jim@nauvax.ucc.nau.edu
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Professor Kathy Cruz-Uribe
Department of Anthropology
Box 15200
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Tel: (520) 523-2572
Departments of Anthropology, Geography and Geology
The University of Arkansas offers three masters degree programs
with course work and facilities to pursue graduate research in
the application of earth science to archaeology. Students are
enrolled and concentrate in one of these three disciplines.
Their individual program is designed in consultation with their
advisor and an interdisciplinary committee in conformance with
the requirements of the department of record. A highly
recommended course is Quaternary Environments, an
interdisciplinary course co-taught by the three departments.
Laboratories allow research in soil, sediment, stratigraphic,
geomorphic, lithic, and ceramic (including petrographic)
analysis. The Arkansas Archeological Survey and the University
Museum are located on campus and have an excellent working
relationship with all three departments. The Center for Advanced
Spatial Technology on campus has a strong program in Geographic
Information Systems (GIS).
Faculty and staff involved with geoarchaeology programs are as
follows.
Principal Anthropology faculty
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Fred Limp
(GIS)
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Allen McCartney
(Arctic archaeology)
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Peter Unger
(vertebrate paleontology)
Principal Geography faculty
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Malcolm Cleaveland
(dendrochronology, climate reconstruction, and GIS)
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John Dixon
(Arctic and Alpine soil geomorphology)
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David Stahle
(dendrochronology and climate reconstruction)
Principal Geology faculty
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Stephen K. Boss
(shallow geophysical methods)
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Margaret J. Guccione
(geomorphology, geoarchaeology, and fluvial sedimentation)
Principal Agronomy faculty
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Moye Rutledge
(soil genesis and geomorphology)
Contact
Archaeological Geology at Baylor University involves
investigations in both the Old World and New World. Old World
archaeological investigations focus on the Middle East, Crete,
Greece, and Italy. New World archaeological investigations focus
primarily on the south-central and southwestern U.S.A., and
northern Mexico. Archaeology courses are offered in the
Anthropology Department, the Institute of Archaeology, the
Museum Studies Department, the Department of Religion, and the
Classics Department. Geoarchaeology, geomorphology, hydrology,
and soils are courses taught in the Department of Geology. Most
programs offer either masters or Ph.D. degrees. There are
numerous opportunities for students to participate in
geoarchaeological investigations related to contract
archaeology.
Contact
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Dr. Lee Nordt
Department of Geology
Baylor University
Waco, TX 76798
Tel: 254- 710-6808
Fax: 254-710-2673
lee_nordt@baylor.edu
Department of Archaeology
A Geoarchaeology program is currently being formulated at Boston
University. The proposed program will be at the Master's level,
and is aimed at providing a strong foundation in archaeology and
the geosciences to students coming from a variety of
backgrounds, such as archaeology, geology and anthropology.
Courses currently being offered in the Department of Archaeology
include Geoarchaeology, Site Formation Processes, Quaternary
Research Methods, Remote Sensing, Spatial Analysis, GIS, and
Micromorphology. The Department has a new micromorphology
facility and co-sponsors the Center for Remote Sensing, together
with Geography and Earth Sciences. Recent purchases by the
Department of Archaeology have augmented and modernized existing
geophysical prospection equipment.
Departmental faculty include
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Paul Goldberg
(archaeology and earth-sciences, geoarchaeology, micromorphology of soils and archaeological sediments, Quaternary landscapes and stratigraphy)
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Julie M. Hansen
(palaeoethnobotany, Aegean prehistory)
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Ken Kvamme
(remote sensing and GIS, North American prehistory)
Departments of Geological Sciences and Anthropology
Cooperating faculty from the Intercollege Program in Archaeology
serve on the doctoral student's committee,representing many
combinations of major and minor fields. Principal faculty
concerned are
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R. Allmendinger
(geological sciences)
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A.L. Bloom
(geological sciences)
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J.S. Henderson
(anthropology)
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B.L. Isacks
(geological sciences)
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T.E. Jordan
(geological sciences)
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P.I. Kuniholm
(dendrochronology)
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T.F. Lynch
(anthropology)
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C. Morris
(anthropology)
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T.P. Volman
(archaeology)
Cooperation has been especially fruitful in the Andean mountain
zone, where a number of students are engaged in
multidisciplinary studies of geotectonics, shoreline
geomorphology, and the Pleistocene history of high altitude
lakes.
Contact
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Professor Arthur L. Bloom
Department of Geological Sciences
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Tel: (607) 255-5232
Department of Geology
Offers the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in geology. A number of the
faculty have areas of research emphasis that relate to
archaeological problems. Students are expected to obtain their
degree in geology but are encouraged, if they so desire, to form
a research program in the interdisciplinary mode utilizing
geology as the tool for solution of archaeological or historical
problems. A majority of our research is along the eastern
Atlantic coast of the United States. A small number of these
have been produced based on studies in coastal Greece.
Contact
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Professor John C. Kraft
Department of Geology
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716
Tel: (302) 451-2569
Department of Geology: Archaeological Geology programs at the
University of Georgia are carried out through the Department of
Geology. Students earn M.S. or Ph.D. degrees in geology fields
relating to archaeometry, archaeogeophysics, and the
archaeological sciences in general. The program encourages
interdisciplinary research that joins traditional fields in the
humanities and sciences to probe relationships between ancient
man, society, and the physical environment. Master's or Ph.D.
programs may combine course work and research in archaeology and
anthropology with geology and other physical sciences. Degrees
are awarded specifically in geology. Specific course offerings of
interest to archaeological geology students include:
- archaeological geology
- archaeometry
- shallow geophysics field school
- exploration geophysics
- environmental isotopes
- instrumental analysis
- rocks and minerals
- clay mineralogy
- paleontology and zooarchaeology
Specialized state-of-the art labs available for research include
solid source and gas mass spectrometers including a laser
facility, electron microprobe, scanning electron microscope,
XRD, XRF, 40Ar/39 and 14C age dating, magnetic susceptibility,
remote sensing, sedimentation and soils, zooarchaeology, and
palynology. Field equipment for shallow geophysical exploration
includes ground penetrating radar, magnetometers, electrical and
electromagnetics.
Recent faculty research includes
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archaeogeophysical studies of temple mounds
(Garrison)
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isotopic determination of ancient estuarine temperatures
(Crowe)
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provenance of classical and American marbles
(Herz)
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stable isotopes and hydrogeology
(Wenner)
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inundated Holocene/Pleistocene landscapes and past sea level
(Garrison)
Recent graduate student research includes
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lithics used at Gordion, Turkey
(McClain)
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Mt. Pentalikon, Greece quarries
(Pike)
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application of geophysics to archaeological sites in Georgia
(Serman)
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isotopic determination of ancient estuarine temperatures by archeological shell CaC03
(Andrus)
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paleoenvironment and isotopic variation in deer teeth grown annually
(Weinand)
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ancient sea level and inundated archaeological sites of the Georgia Bight
(Littman)
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phytoliths and human settlement
(Owens)
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Holocene alluvium, weathering and human land use
(Thieme)
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microprobe studies of historic earthenwares
(Douglas)
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geochemical characterization of late prehistoric settlements
(Garrison)
Center for Archaeological Sciences
Twenty-four faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences are
associated with the Center for Archaeological Sciences (CAS).
They are drawn from the departments of Geology (nine faculty
members), Anthropology—New World and African Archaeology
(five faculty members), Geography (four faculty members),
Classics—Mediterranean Archaeology (one faculty member),
Art History (one faculty member), and Zoology (one faculty
member). Other Geology Department faculty, not CAS associates,
also serve on graduate student committees.
Some current faculty research includes
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excavation of the Roman Circus at Carthage
(Norman, Classics)
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ancient hominids and cave environments in Africa
(Brooks, Geography)
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archaeological geophysics at Lake Neuchatel, Switzerland
(Garrison, Anthropology-Geology)
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sources of Neolithic and Early Bronze Age marble
(Herz, Geology)
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zooarchaeologial materials from New World coastal sites
(Reitz, Museum of Natural History)
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pottery form and function
(Hally, Anthropology)
Degrees are not awarded specifically in archaeological sciences,
but the Center expects approval of a Certificate Program in
Archaeological Sciences by which a certificate may be earned in
concert with both undergraduate and graduate degrees.
Contact
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Professor Ervan G. Garrison
Department of Geology
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602
Tel: (706) 542-1097
Fax: (706) 542-2425
egarrison@uga.cc.uga.edu
The Geoarchaeology Program at the University of Illinois
embraces eleven units
- the Departments of Anthropology
- the Department of Atmospheric Sciences
- the Department of Geography
- the Department of Geology
- the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)
- the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences (NRES)
- the Illinois State Geological Survey (ISGS)
- the Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS)
- the Illinois State Water Survey (ISWS)
- the Program for Ancient Technologies and Archaeological Materials (ATAM)
- the U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories (USACERL)
The University offers course work and facilities in diverse
disciplines for pursuing graduate research in the applications
of the atmospheric, biological, earth-soil, engineering, and
materials sciences to archaeology. Students pursuing a
geoarchaeology specialization enter one of the six graduate
departments indicated (the first six units listed above). In
addition to course work required for the degree in their home
department, students take appropriate course work or training in
related disciplines. Within a given graduate program the
student's curriculum is designed in consultation with the
geoarchaeology advisor of that department, if one is so
designated, or his/her immediate graduate advisor. Formal course
offerings complemented by excellent laboratory facilities allow
students to develop expertise in:
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landscape, soil, sediment, stratigraphic, geomorphic, and clay mineral and elemental analysis
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faunal-plant analysis and taphonomy
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regional and spatial studies
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ceramic, lithic, and metals analysis, including petrographic studies
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bone-tooth chemistry and stable isotopes analysis
Faculty, staff and others involved in the geoarchaeology curriculum include
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Stan Ambrose
(Anthropology; African archaeology, stable isotope paleobiogeochemistry)
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Barry Lewis
(Anthropology; North American archaeology)
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John Isaacson
(USACERL; geoarcheology, spatial modeling)
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James Zeidler
(Anthropology, USACERL; archaeological pedology, South American archaeology)
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Olga Soffer
(Anthropology; European-Russian Paleolithic)
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David Grove
(Anthropology; Mesoamerican archaeology)
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Doug Brewer
(Anthropology; Middle Eastern archaeology, archaeozoology)
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Linda Klepinger
(Anthropology; skeletal biology, forensics, paleopathology)
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Tom Emerson
(Anthropology; Eastern North American archaeology)
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Sarah Wisseman
(Anthropology and ATAM; archaeometry and ceramic technology)
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Helaine Silverman
(Anthropology; Peruvian archaeology)
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Donald Johnson
(Geography; geomorphology, soil geomorphology, zoogeography)
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Bruce Fouke
(Geology; sedimentology, stratigraphy)
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Richard Hay
(Geology; stratigraphy, paleoenvironments, petrography of lithics)
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Tom Johnson
(Geology; isotope geochemistry)
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Robert Darmody
(NRES; Quaternary soils-stratigraphy)
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Kenneth Olson
(NRES; soils, landscape evolution)
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Robert Jones
(NRES; soils, soil mineralogy)
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Leon Follmer
(ISGS; soil geomorphology, Quaternary geology-stratigraphy)
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Jack Liu
(ISGS; C-14 dating, isotopes geochemistry)
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Wang Hong
(ISGS; C-14 dating, loess, isotopes geochemistry)
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Dewey Moore
(ISGS; clay mineralogy)
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Randall Hughes
(ISGS; clay mineralogy)
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Richard Cahill
(ISGS; elemental analysis, geochemistry)
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Richard Berg
(ISGS; Quaternary geology-stratigraphy)
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Ardith Hansel
(ISGS; Quaternary geology-stratigraphy)
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Patrick Brown
(INHS; wildlife studies)
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Geoff Levin
(INHS; biodiversity studies)
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Robert Averback
(MSE; materials science and technology)
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Walter Robinson
(Atmospheric Sciences; meteorology, climatology)
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Wayne Wendland
(ISWS; paleoclimatology)
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Kenneth Kunkel
(ISWS; climate variability and change)
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James Angel
(ISWS; climate variability and change)
Contact
For information on graduate programs, packets and applications
contact:
The University of Iowa offers a variety of courses and
facilities that are applicable to Geoarchaeology and
Archaeological Geology. Students may apply in either Geology or
Anthropology, depending on their interests and background. The
Iowa Quaternary Studies Group, the Center for Global and
Regional Environmental Research, the Geography Department, and
the Department of Biological Sciences have overlapping interests
and provide multidisciplinary expertise. Two state agencies on
campus, the Geological Survey Bureau of the Iowa Department of
Natural Resources and the Office of the State Archaeologist,
both have strong programs in Geoarchaeology/Archaeological
Geology that involve students. Courses can be combined in
topical areas, including faunal studies and paleontology
(Semken, Enloe, Rhodes, Whelan); paleobotany (Baker; Green),
including palynology and macrofossil analysis; and
geoarchaeology (Artz; Bettis; Weirich). Computer laboratories
are available in both the
Geology Department
and the Center for Global
and Regional Environmental Research.
Principal Geology faculty:
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R.G. Baker
(paleoecology)
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L.A. Gonzalez
(geochemistry of speleothems)
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H.A. Semken
(vertebrate paleontology)
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M.R. Reagan
(U-series dating)
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F. H. Weirich
(geomorphology)
In addition, Adjunct Professors E.A. Bettis III (geoarchaeology,
soils, Quaternary Geology), and R.S. Rhodes (vertebrate
paleontology) contribute strongly to the program. Strengths are
in paleoecology, microvertebrate paleontology, geomorphology,
and isotopic geochemistry.
Principal Anthropology faculty:
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Russell Ciochon
(paleoanthropology)
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James Enloe
(paleolithic zooarchaeology)
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Mary Whelan
(North American archaeology)
State Archaeologist W. Green (Archaeology, Archaeobotany) and J.
Artz, Office of the State Archaeologist (geoarchaeology), are
active in the program. Regional expertise includes North America
(especially Plains and Midwest), and Eurasia (especially France,
Russia, and Southeast Asia).
Contact
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Professor Richard G. Baker
Department of Geology
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1379
dick-baker@uiowa.edu
Departments of Geography and Anthropology
Both departments offer M.A. and Ph.D. degrees or one may opt for
a Special Studies Program which offers interdepartmental M.A.
and Ph.D. degrees. An active interest exists in geoarchaeology
and Quaternary studies within several departments and
organizations on campus. Fellowships, teaching assistantships,
and research assistantships are available to qualified students.
Core faculty in the Department of Geography include
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Peter Herlihy
(Mesoamerica, North American Indians)
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William Johnson
(geoarchaeology, Quaternary stratigraphy)
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Curtis Sorenson
(soils geomorphology)
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Valery Terwilliger
(biogeography, isotopes)
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Steven Bozarth
(opal phytolith and pollen analysis)
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Rolfe Mandel
(soils, geomorphology, geoarchaeology)
Core faculty in the Department of Anthropology include
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Jack Hofman
(Paleoindian, Great Plains)
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John Hoopes
(Mesoamerica, Costa Rica)
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Alfred Johnson
(Great Plains, Holocene archaeology)
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Anta Montet-White
(central and western Europe, Upper Paleolithic)
Mary Adair (macrofossil botanical analysis, Great Plains) and
Brad Logan (paleoecology, Great Plains) are core faculty from
the Museum of Anthropology.
Faculty in related fields include
the Department of Geology
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Wakefield Dort, Jr.
(geomorphology, geoarchaeology)
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John Gosse
(Quaternary surficial processes, Quaternary dating)
Systematics and Ecology
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Larry Martin
(zoogeography, paleoecology)
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Phillip Wells
(Quaternary paleoecology)
the Kansas Geological Survey
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Robert Buddemeier
(paleoclimatology, hydrology)
In addition, the staff of the Department of Archaeology at the
Kansas State Historical Society is actively involved in
geoarchaeological investigations.
Examples of the many laboratory facilities available for
geoarchaeology and Quaternary studies include
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soils and geomorphology (Geography)
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palynology
(geography)
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rock magnetic
(geology)
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isotope
(geography, geology)
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lithic analysis
(anthropology)
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GIS
(geography)
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remote sensing
(geography, Kansas Applied Remote Sensing Program)
Contact
For departmental information and application packets contact
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Beverly Koerner
Geography
Tel: (913) 864-5144
Fax: (913) 864-5276
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Barbara Michaels
Anthropology
Tel: (913) 864-4103
Fax: (913) 864-5224
Institute for Quaternary Studies
Offers M.S. degree in Quaternary Studies and an individualized
Ph.D. in Quaternary-related subjects. Courses follow an
interdisciplinary program, including the areas of
- archaeology
- botany
- paleoecology
- geological sciences
- climate history
Current projects include research in
- New England and adjacent Canada
- western United States
- Antarctica
- Greenland
- Scandinavia
- the North Atlantic Ocean
- the Ross Sea
- India
Contact
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Professor Harold W. Borns, Jr.
Institute for Quaternary Studies
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469
Tel: (207) 581-2190
Department of Anthropology and Department of Geosciences
Interdisciplinary cooperation exists among many departments on
five campuses through the informal Quaternary Studies Group
based at the University. The campuses have active research
projects in many aspects of Quaternary research. Students
interested in interdisciplinary studies in archaeology should
enroll in the Anthropology Department. Quaternary Studies
faculty include
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Dena F. Dincauze
(archaeology, paleoenvironments, and paleoecology)
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Laurie Godfrey
(paleoanthropology and geochronology)
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H. Martin Wobst
(Paleolithic archaeology and Pleistocene ecology)
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Raymond S. Bradley
(paleoclimatology, arctic and alpine environments)
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Julie Brigham-Grette
(glacial geology, stratigraphy, sea level history)
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R. Mark Leckie
(paleoceanography and marine coasts)
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William D. McCoy
(geomorphology and amino acid geochronology)
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William A. Patterson, III
(palynology and fire ecology)
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Peter L.M. Veneman
(pedology, incl. micromorphology)
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Alan Werner
(glacial geology and lacustrine sediments)
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Richard F. Yuretich
(geochemistry, stratigraphy, and African lakes)
Contact
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Professor Dena F. Dincauze
Department of Anthropology
Box 34805
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003-4805
Tel: (413) 545-2221
dincauze@anthro.umass.edu
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Quaternary Studies Group
Julie Brigham-Grette
Department of Geology and Geography
Box 35820
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003-5820
Tel: (413) 545-2286
brigham-grette@geo.umass.edu
School of Geography and Geology
Offers opportunity to do M.Sc. or Ph.D. research in
geoarchaeological subjects. Also Department of Anthropology
offers M.A. and Ph.D. program in physical anthropology and
archaeology which can be done in a geoarchaeological field.
Current research programs are in the following fields:
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Dating of prehistoric archaeological sites by uranium series, ESR (electron spin resonance), thermoluminescence (TL), and optical luminescence (OSL, IRSL), with special emphasis on sites in the Old World (Europe, Middle East, Africa)
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stable isotope studies of paleodiet using human bone collagen
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gas chromatographic and isotopic studies of food residues in ceramics
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paleoclimate and paleodiet studies of faunal materials from archaeological sites
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Paleomagnetic studies of archaeological materials
Excellent research facilities exist for all aspects of
geochemical analysis (XRF, AA, ICP, GC, neutron activation,
microprobe, mass spectrometry, etc.).
Interdisciplinary studies are also possible with the Departments
of Geography, Physics, and Chemistry.
Contact
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Professor H.P. Schwarcz
School of Geography and Geology
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON, L8S 4M1, Canada
Tel: (905) 525-9140 ext. 24186
schwarcz@mcmaster.ca
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Professor W. J. Rink
School of Geography and Geology
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON, L8S 4M1, Canada
Tel: (905) 525-9140 ext. 24178
Fax: (905) 522-3141
rinkwj@mcmaster.ca
Department of Anthropology and Museum of Anthropology
On the graduate level the Anthropology faculty offers
specialization in several subfields, including archaeology and
bioanthropology, usually directed towards the Ph.D. Many of
these faculty specialists work in the Museum of Anthropology, in
the fields of paleoethnobotany (Richard Ford), zooarchaeology
(Kent Flannery), bioanthropology (Loring Brace), and a number of
geographical areas in the Old and New Worlds (Joyce Marcus, John
O'Shea, Jeffrey Parsons, Carla Sinopoli, John Speth, Robert
Whallon, Henry Wright, Norman Yoffee). These curator-professors
encourage strongly the incorporation of geological studies in
their students' curricula. Professor Farrand, although retired
from teaching, still maintains a sedimentology laboratory in the
Museum of Anthropology to facilitate geoarchaeological
interaction.
Contact
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Professor William R. Farrand
Exhibit Museum of Natural History
4502 Ruthven Museum
The University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079
Tel: (313) 763-4191
wfarrand@umich.edu
The Interdepartmental Program in Classical Art and Archaeology
(IPCAA) draws together faculty from a variety of disciplines to
offer a wide-ranging Ph.D. program. Potential periods of
specialization include
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Aegean Prehistory
(John F. Cherry)
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the Classical and Hellenistic worlds
(Sharon Herbert, John Pedley)
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the ancient Near East
(Margaret Root)
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the Roman world Late Antiquity
(Sue Alcock, Elaine Gazda, Thelma Thomas)
Students in the program explore a number of different
art-historical and archaeological approaches, including exposure
to recent theoretical and methodological developments in the
field. The Kelsey Museum offers the opportunity for museological
studies, including recording and conservation of objects from
past Michigan excavations in areas such as Egypt and the Middle
East. Fieldwork projects, generally involving geoarchaeology as
a significant component, are under way in several countries of
the Mediterranean Basin, among them Greece, Italy, Egypt, and
Tunisia. IPCAA students are encouraged to participate in these
and other archaeological projects. Relevant courses in
Anthropology, Near Eastern Studies, History, and Geological
Sciences are also strongly recommended to students.
Contact
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Professor John F. Cherry
Department of Classical Studies
2160 Angell Hall
The University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003
Tel: (313) 764-0122
Fax: (313) 769-4959
jcherry@umich.edu
ipcaa@umich.edu
Interdisciplinary Archaeological Studies (IAS)
The Archaeometry Laboratory is the home department for the
Duluth program in IAS. The program offers a MA in Cultural
Resource Management (CRM) and MS and Ph.D. degrees combining
archaeology with one of the natural sciences. Faculty members
include
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Rip Rapp
(Archaeometry Lab and and Geology department)
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Howard Mooers
(Geology Department)
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Susan Mulholland
(Archaeometry Lab)
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John Bower
(Archaeometry Lab and Anthropology)
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Gordon Peters
(US Forest Service)
Field and laboratory projects vary widely in disciplinary,
geographic, and time period foci from phytolith studies through
trace-element provenance studies (North America and Turkey) and
paleogeographic change (eastern Mediterranean and China) to
environmental archaeology (North America, eastern Mediterranean,
and China). Recent degrees have been awarded for thesis work in
Turkey, Egypt, and China (as well as North America). Because the
Duluth campus does not offer a large number of archaeology
courses, students should come with some course background in
archaeology. The IAS program offers a graduate level summer
field course.
Geology Department
The Geology Department offers a MS in archaeological geology.
The principal faculty members are Rip Rapp and Howard Mooers.
Students have done thesis work in Greece and North America.
Contact
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Professor George (Rip) Rapp, Jr.
Archaeometry Laboratory
University of Minnesota
Duluth, MN 55812
Tel: (218) 726-7629
Fax: (218) 726-6979
grapp@d.umn.edu
Interdisciplinary Archaeological Studies (IAS)
The Anthropology Department and the Geology and Geophysics
Department offer a wide range of archaeology and
geology-geophysics courses that may be combined in an MA or
Ph.D. program in IAS. Students also may participate in the Twin
Cities-based interdisciplinary research and teaching associated
with an NSF-sponsored program in "Paleorecords of Global Change:
The Dynamics of Ecosystem Response," the Institute for Rock
Magnetism, and the Limnological Research Center. Faculty members
in IAS include archaeologists
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Peter Wells
(Anthropology)
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Joy McCorriston
(Anthropology)
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Guy Gibbon
(Anthropology, Director of IAS)
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Subir Banerjee
(Geophysics, Institute for Rock Magnetism)
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Herbert Wright, Jr.
(Geology)
Bruce Moskowitz (Geophysics) and Val Chandler (Geophysics,
Minnesota Geological Survey) teach courses in geophysics,
suitable for archaeologists.
Field and laboratory research has included but is not restricted
to settlement archaeology in southern Arabia, climatic signals
in loess deposits in China, archaeological site formation at
Cahokia Mounds, Human occupation and climate variability in
Alaska, environmental reconstructions in the Syrian steppe, and
anthropogenic changes with the advent of agriculture in
Mediterranean ecosystems. A wide range of courses in
archaeology, geology and geophysics and related disciplines is
available at UMN-TC, including introductory and advanced
archaeological methods and theory, geographical (Europe, Near
East, North America) and theoretical (e.g., Origins of
Agriculture, Complexity, Style and Identity, Environmental
Archaeology) courses in archaeology. Geology and Geophysics
department offers Principles of Exploration Geophysics,
Paleomagnetism, Geomagnetism, and Environmental Magnetic Proxies.
Contact
At The City University of New York (CUNY), no formal program in
geoarchaeology exists, but students are encouraged to pursue
interdisciplinary research and course work. Three Ph.D. programs
potentially offer degrees and courses that might interest
geoarchaeologists. We list below the faculty members and their
research interests for the human paleontology and Earth and
Environmental Science "tracks."
New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology (NYCEP): CUNY
participates in a consortium with New York, Columbia, and
Fordham Universities. Students at any of the four schools may
take courses at another school without additional cost.
Moreover, the physical anthropology concentration in the CUNY
Anthropology Program participates with NYU, Columbia, and the
American Museum of Natural History and the Wildlife Conservation
Society (the Bronx Zoo) in NYCEP, a combined graduate training
program in primate (including human) paleontology, comparative
morphology, systematics, genetics, behavior, ecology and
conservation supported by NSF.
CUNY faculty with interests related to geoarchaeology include:
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Bonnie A.B. Blackwell
(ESR dating Paleolithic & hominid sites, bone taphonomy, paleoenvironmental reconstruction)
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Patricia S. Bridges
(skeletal biology; biomechanics; paleopathology)
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Timothy G. Bromage
(paleoanthropology; mineralized tissue biology; African Pliocene & Pleistocene field research)
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Eric Delson
(paleoanthropology; catarrhine paleontology & evolution)
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Jeffrey T. Laitman
(paleoanthropology; comparative anatomy; speech & language evolution)
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Ross D.E. MacPhee
(primate systematics, paleontology & comparative morphology)
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Leslie F. Marcus
(multivariate statistical methods, applied to zoological, paleontological & geological data)
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Frank Spencer
(biological anthropological & paleoanthropological history)
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Frederick S. Szalay
(primate paleontology, evolutionary morphology, evolutionary theory & systematics)
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Ian Tattersall
(paleoanthropology; evolutionary biology; evolutionary theory)
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John Van Couvering
(Neogene chronostratigraphy; Cenozoic mammal, paleoenvironments in Africa & southern Eurasia)
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The eight CUNY senior colleges all contribute faculty to jointly
offer the Ph.D. Program in Earth and Environmental Sciences, a
program that includes courses from traditional geology and
geography programs, as well as environmental sciences and
environmental studies.
Analytical facilities at the various schools include an SEM,
XRF, XRD, atomic absorption spectrometers, ICP-OES, several GIS
labs, an excellent thin-section preparator, and access to the
AMNH microprobe.
Faculty with interests in geoarchaeologically related fields
include:
Stratigraphy-Sedimentology
- N. Coch
- R.M. Finks
- G.M. Friedman
- D. Habib
- F.C. Shaw
- D. Weiss
Geochemistry-Geochronology
- B.A.B. Blackwell
- H. Brueckner
- J.C. Steiner
Paleoenvironmental Analysis-Paleontology
- R.M. Finks
- D. Habib
- D. Locke
- F.C. Shaw
- D. Speidel
GIS
Faculty who have recently participated in geoarchaeology
research are as follows:
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Bonnie A.B. Blackwell
(ESR dating Paleolithic & hominid sites, bone taphonomy)
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Robert M. Finks
(Chert petrology and sourcing in E USA)
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D. Habib
(Palynology)
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Nick Coch
(historic storm damage to NYC barrier islands & related archaeological effects)
Archaeology
The CUNY Anthropology Program also offers courses in
archaeology. The Archaeology faculty are as follows:
- B. Byland
- W. deBoer
- L. Flam
- G.A. Johnson
- T.H. McGovern
- J.A. Moore
- W.J. Parry
- D.H. Thomas
- P.D. Welch
Master's Programs
The Ph.D. programs offer "in-line" Masters degrees for those who
have completed the equivalent of a Master degree while studying
toward a Ph.D.
Most CUNY senior colleges (Brooklyn, City, Hunter, Lehman,
Queens, Staten Island, York) also offer Masters programs in
Anthropology (human paleontology and archaeology at most), and
either Geology, Geography, or Environmental Sciences.
Geoarchaeology programs can be built by taking courses from two
departments to build an individualized program.
Contact
For more information, contact
The Department of Geography and the Center for Environmental
Archaeology, in association with the Institute of Applied
Sciences, offers Masters degrees in either Geography or
Environmental Sciences with a focus in
geoarchaeology/environmental archaeology. These programs are
designed for students with a strong undergraduate preparation in
either Anthropology or Earth Sciences. These masters programs
build on specific skills from Physical Geography and
Environmental Sciences, including
- geoarchaeology
- zooarchaeology
- soils/geomorphology
- fluvial geomorphology
- Geographic Information Systems
- computer cartography/spatial analysis
- quantitative analysis
Principal faculty are:
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Reid Ferring
(prehistory, geoarchaeology, soils-geomorphology)
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Karen Lupo
(zooarchaeology, enthnoarchaeology)
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Harry Williams
(fluvial and coastal geomorphology)
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Paul Hudak
(geology, geohydrology)
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Miguel Acavedo
(ecological modeling, quantitative methods)
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Sam Atkinson
(geographic information systems, remote sensing)
Association with the departments of Physics, Biology and
Materials Characterization, allow students to build degree plans
that include classes and laboratory instruction in scanning
electron microscopy, EDX, PIXE and neutron activation analyses.
The Department of Geography maintains state-of-the-art
laboratories in Geographic Information Systems and Remote
Sensing.
Laboratories in the Center for Environmental Archaeology (part
of the new 105,000 sq ft Environmental Sciences Building)
include excellent facilities for physical, chemical and organic
analyses of sediments and soils, and petrographic analysis of
sediments and artifacts. The Zooarchaeology Laboratory houses
over 800 prepared reference skeletons as well as extensive
archaeological and ethnoarchaeological collections. The
archaeological curation facility contains extensive collections
of Southern Plains artifact assemblages ranging from Paleoindian
to Late Prehistoric in age. Current research projects include
Paleoindian geoarchaeology in the North Texas region,
ethnoarchaeology in east Africa, and Plio-Pleistocene
geoarchaeology in the Republic of Georgia.
Contact
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Professor C. Reid Ferring
Center for Environmental Archaeology
P.O. Box 13078
University of North Texas
Denton, TX 76203
Tel: (817) 565-2694
Fax: (817) 565-4297
ferring@cas.unt.edu
Department of Geology and Planetary Science and
Department of Anthropology
Interaction between these two departments allows graduate
students to enter the geoarchaeology program through either
department for a Masters or Ph.D degree. Students wishing to
place more emphasis on geology follow degree requirements for
Geology and Planetary Science, while students desiring an
emphasis on archaeology will enter the Department of
Anthropology program. In either case, selected courses will be
taken in the minor field. Graduate faculty committees usually
have members from each department.
Principal geology faculty include
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Kathi Beratan
(remote sensing and tectonics)
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Rosemary Capo
(geochemistry and soils)
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David Crown
(volcanology and geomorphology)
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Jack Donahue
(site formation processes and ceramics)
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Bill Harbert
(GIS and satellite imagery, paleomagnetics)
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Bud Rollins
(paleoecology, paleoclimatology, El Nino studies)
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Brian Stewart
(geochemistry)
Principal anthropology faculty include
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Kathleen Allen
(northeastern American Indians)
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Marc Bermann
(Bolivian archaeology)
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Robert Drennan
(Colombian archaeology)
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Alan McPherron
(Eastern European archaeology)
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Jim Richardson
(Peruvian and U.S. northeastern archaeology)
The University of Pittsburgh maintains a cultural resource
program, headed by David Bush, which engages in contract
archaeology in the eastern United States. A long continuing
interaction also exists with Tom Shaub and Walter Rast of the
Southeast Dead Sea Archaeological Program, with research on
Early Bronze sites and ceramics in the Dead Sea Valley.
Contact
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Professor Jack Donahue, Geology
Univ. of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Tel: (412) 624-8780
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Professor Robert Drennan, Anthropology
Univ. of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Tel: (412) 648-7500
For departmental information packets and applications, contact
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Kathleen Gillespie
(Geology)
Tel: (412) 624-8780
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Cathy Morrow
(Anthropology)
Tel: (412) 648-7500
Quaternary Studies
Offers Graduate Certificate in Quaternary Studies. The program
offers students the opportunity to conduct interdisciplinary
research in the fields of anthropology, geology, geography,
biology, meteorology, and environmental science. The program is
open to students enrolled in any of the participating graduate
degree programs offered by the Graduate School-New Brunswick:
- anthropology
- biology
- environmental science
- geography
- geological sciences
- meteorology
Faculty include
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John W.K. Harris
(geoarchaeology)
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Craig Feibel
(geoarchaeology)
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Emily W.B. Russell
(palynology)
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David Robinson
(climatologist)
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Gail M. Ashley
(sedimentology)
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Michele Seidl
(cosmogenic dating)
Contact
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Professor Gail M. Ashley
Dept. of Geological Sciences
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
610 Taylor Road
Piscataway, NJ 08554-8066
Tel: (732) 445-2221
Fax: (732) 445-3374
gmashley@rci.rutgers.edu
Departments of Anthropology and Geography
Texas A&M University offers specialized training in the
field of geoarchaeology. Emphasis is placed on stratigraphic
frameworks, site formation, and human-land interaction. Within
the Department of
Anthropology, geoarchaeology is part of a strong program in
environmental archaeology with related courses in archaeological
method and theory, regional courses, zooarchaeology, and
archaeobotany. Within the
Department of Geography,
geoarchaeology is part of a strong program in geomorphology.
Masters and doctoral degrees are offered through both
departments. In either department, students are required to take
certain core courses. However, students can choose from a
variety of relevant classes in other disciplines. Key courses
leading to a specialty in geoarchaeology include:
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geoarchaeology and geoarchaeology seminars
(Anthropology)
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Quaternary geomorphology, geomorphology, arid lands geomorphology, fluvial geomorphology
(Geography)
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sedimentology
(Geology)
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soil morphology and classification, pedology
(Soil and Crop Science)
In addition to these key classes, a well rounded background in
archaeology and the other environmental subdisciplines of
archaeology are available, such as zooarchaeology and
archaeobotany.
Faculty regularly involved with the geoarchaeology program
include:
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Gentry Steele
(zooarchaeology)
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Vaughn Bryant
(archaeobotany)
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Harry Shafer, David Carlson, Alston Thoms, Bruce Dickson
(archaeology)
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Lee Cronk
(cultural ecology)
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Vatche Tchakerian
(geomorphology, arid lands)
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Anne Chin
(fluvial geomorphology)
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Daniel Sui
(GIS)
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Thomas Boutton
(stable carbon isotopes)
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Charles Hallmark
(pedology)
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Lawrence Wilding
(pedology)
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James Mazzullo
(sedimentology)
Contact
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Professor Michael Waters
Department of Anthropology
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-4352
Tel: (409) 845-5246
mwaters@tamu.edu
Department of Geography
Offers a strong program in prehistoric and historical cultural
ecology, with new departmental laboratories for
sedimentology/soils, palynology, and computer mapping. Principal
faculty are
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Karl Butzer
(geoarchaeology, cultural ecology)
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William Doolittle
(Precolumbian arid-land agriculture)
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Stephen Hall
(palynology, Quaternary geomorphology)
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Gregory Knapp
(Precolumbian agriculture)
Other closely affiliated campus resources include
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the department of Anthropology
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the department of Classics
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the department of Geological Sciences
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the Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory (TARL)
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the Laboratory for Vertebrate Paleontology at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus
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the Radiocarbon Laboratory at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus
Contact
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Professor Karl W. Butzer
Department of Geography
The University of Texas
Austin TX 78712
Tel: (512) 471-5116
Departments of Geology and Anthropology
Vanderbilt University offers an M.S. degree in Geology and M.S.
and Ph.D. degrees in Anthropology, both of which encourage
interdisciplinary research. Faculty interested in geoarchaeology
help students within these departments develop a curricula
appropriate to their research interests, generally including
course work in both departments. A full range of laboratory
facilities for Quaternary stratigraphic and soils research are
available. Students are encouraged to participate in ongoing
field projects directed by Vanderbilt faculty. Projects in
Mesoamerica, Southeast Asia, Peru, California, Cyprus and Greece
all have investigated the ecology of prehistoric peoples using
geoarchaeological and paleoenvironmental techniques.
Principal faculty involved in geoarchaeological curriculum and
research include:
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Arthur A. Joyce
(Anthropology; human ecology, geoarchaeology, human impact on prehispanic environments)
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Laura Junker
(Anthropology; prehistoric ecology of southeast Asia, interactions between hunter-gatherers and agriculturalists)
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Jay Noller
(Geology; soil science, geomorphology, Quaternary stratigraphy, neotectonics and paleoseismology, geochronology, geoarchaeology, paleoclimatology, and engineering geology)
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Lisa Wells
(Geology; geoarchaeology, coastal and fluvial geomorphology, Quaternary Stratigraphy, long-term human impacts)
Contact
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Professor Lisa Wells
Department of Geology
Tel: (615) 322-2986
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Professor Arthur Joyce
Department of Anthropology
Tel: (615) 322-7521
For Departmental Information write to either the
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the Department of Geology
P.O. Box 1805-B
Vanderbilt University
Nashville TN 37235
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the Department of Anthropology
P.O. Box 6050-B
Vanderbilt University
Nashville TN
More information is available on
the Vanderbilt
University Department of Geology web site.
Department of Anthropology
Offers M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in archaeology that combine
archaeology with geosciences. After comprehensive exams are
passed in the 7th Quarter of residence, students are free to
design (with consent of their advisor) an interdisciplinary
program to suit the student's needs.
Principal faculty in archaeology are:
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Angela Close
(Lithics, Old World Paleolithic)
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Jim Feathers
(thermoluminescence lab)
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Donald K. Grayson
(zooarchaeology, Great Basin and France)
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Melissa Hagstrum
(ceramics, New World)
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Karl Hutterer
(material culture, SE Asia)
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Julie K. Stein
(geoarchaeology, NW Coast)
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Robert Wenke
(Quantitative Studies, Egypt)
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Ben Fitzhugh
(Arctic, hunters and gatherers, theory)
In Anthropology Department other interested faculty are
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Gerald Eck
(Paleoanthropology, East Africa)
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David Tracer
(Biocultural Anthropology, Papua New Guinea)
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Eric Smith
(Ecological Anthropology, Inuit)
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Gene Hunn
(ethnobotany, Western Plateau of North American and Mesoamerica)
Faculty in related departments who offer courses of interest are:
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Jody Bourgeois
(sedimentology and Stratigraphy)
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Stephen Porter
(Quaternary geology and paleoclimatology)
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Matsuo Tsukada
(Paleoecology)
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Linda Brubaker
(Dendrochronology)
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Minze Stuiver
(geochronology)
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Robert Harrison
(soil chemistry)
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Nicholas Chrisman
(GIS geography)
In addition to Archaeology Laboratories, other facilities are
available to students pursuing geoarchaeological study,
including the Quaternary Research Center (especially the access
to the extensive Quaternary Library, visiting research fellows,
seminars, and the editorial office of the interdisciplinary
journal Quaternary Research) and the Burke Museum (a natural
history museum located on campus, containing archaeological
collections from around the Pacific Rim). The
thermoluminescence, stable isotope, and radiocarbon
laboratories, the Department of Material Sciences, and the
Archaeosediment Laboratory offer opportunities for
geoarchaeological analysis.
Contact
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Professor Julie K. Stein
Department of Anthropology
Box 35-3100
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-3100
Tel: (206) 685-2282
jkstein@u.washington.edu
Department of Anthropology
Washington State University offers M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in
Anthropology. As part of the archaeology program, one can
develop a geoarchaeology focus that can be applied to a variety
of research topics. As part of the geoarchaeology course work,
students learn practical field and laboratory skills in
pedology, sedimentology and stratigraphy.
The archaeology program values interdisciplinary perspectives.
In addition to geoarchaeology, the department specializes in
other aspects of environmental archaeology including palynology,
faunal identification, and climate change with considerable
focus in the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and Southwest.
Current geoarchaeology research concerns fluvial geomorphology
in relation to agricultural societies, site formation processes,
and paleoenvironments.
Principal Anthropology faculty concerned are
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Gary Huckleberry
(geoarchaeology)
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Peter Mehringer
(palynology)
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Carl Gustafson
(archaeozoology)
The Department has modern laboratories for sedimentological,
pollen, and faunal analyses. Students also have access to
resources in the Soils and Geology Departments.
Contact
For departmental information packets and application forms
contact the main office at (509) 335-3441 or visit our
web
site.
Departments of Anthropology, Geography, and Geology
The University of Wisconsin-Madison offers course work and
facilities in a wide variety of disciplines for pursuing
graduate research in the applications of the earth sciences to
archaeology. Students pursuing a geoarchaeology specialization
enter one of the graduate departments on campus (Anthropology,
Geography, or Geology). In addition to course work required for
the degree in their home department, students take appropriate
course work in related disciplines. Within a given graduate
program the student's curriculum is designed in consultation
with the geoarchaeology advisor. Formal course offerings
complemented by fully equipped laboratories allow students to
develop expertise in:
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faunal analysis and taphonomy
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regional and spatial studies
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soil, sediment, stratigraphic, and geomorphic analysis
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lithic and ceramic analysis, including petrographic studies
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bone chemistry
Faculty and staff directly involved in the geoarchaeology
curriculum include
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James Burton
(Anthropology; archaeological chemistry)
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Henry Bunn
(Anthropology; human evolution, zooarchaeology)
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Gary Feinman
(Anthropology; Mesoamerican archaeology)
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Vance Holliday
(Geography; geoarchaeology, soil geomorphology, Quaternary stratigraphy)
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Mark Kenoyer
(Anthropology; South Asian archaeology)
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James Knox
(Geography; fluvial geomorphology, Quaternary stratigraphy)
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Herbert Maschner
(Anthropology; human ecology and paleoecology; remote sensing and GIS)
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Douglas Price
(Anthropology; European archaeology, archaeological chemistry)
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Margaret Schoeninger
(Anthropology; paleodiet and paleonutrition)
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James Stoltman
(Anthropology; North American archaeology, ceramic petrology, geoarchaeology)
Faculty in related fields include
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James Bockheim
(Soil Science; pedology, soil geomorphology)
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Reid A. Bryson
(Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences and Center for Climatic Research, Emeritus; quantitative reconstruction of Holocene climates, causes of climate change)
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John Kutzbach
(Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences and Center for Climatic Research; climate change, climate modeling)
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Louis Maher
(Geology; Quaternary palynology)
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Kevin McSweeney
(Soil Science; pedology, soil geomorphology)
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David Mickelson
(Geology; glacial geology, Quaternary stratigraphy)
Contact
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Professor Vance T. Holliday
Department of Geography
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI 53706
Tel: (608) 262-6300
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James B. Stoltman
Department of Anthropology
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI 53706
Tel: (608) 262-2574
For departmental information packets and applications contact
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Maggie Brandenburg
Anthropology
Tel: (608) 262-2868
Fax: (608) 265-4216
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Linda Fuss, Geography
Tel: (608) 262-3861
Fax: (608) 265-3991
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Sharon Meinholz
Geology and Geophysics
Tel: (608) 262-9266
Fax: (608) 262-0693
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