060081 VU Geoarchaeology: Rocks and Sediments as resource and archive (2019W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Su 01.09.2019 12:00 to Mo 30.09.2019 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Mo 30.09.2019 23:59
Details
max. 20 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Tuesday
01.10.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 13 Franz-Klein-Gasse 1 4.OG
Tuesday
08.10.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 13 Franz-Klein-Gasse 1 4.OG
Tuesday
15.10.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 13 Franz-Klein-Gasse 1 4.OG
Tuesday
22.10.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 13 Franz-Klein-Gasse 1 4.OG
Tuesday
29.10.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 13 Franz-Klein-Gasse 1 4.OG
Tuesday
05.11.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 13 Franz-Klein-Gasse 1 4.OG
Tuesday
12.11.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 13 Franz-Klein-Gasse 1 4.OG
Tuesday
19.11.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 13 Franz-Klein-Gasse 1 4.OG
Tuesday
26.11.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 13 Franz-Klein-Gasse 1 4.OG
Tuesday
03.12.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 13 Franz-Klein-Gasse 1 4.OG
Tuesday
10.12.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 13 Franz-Klein-Gasse 1 4.OG
Tuesday
17.12.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 13 Franz-Klein-Gasse 1 4.OG
Tuesday
07.01.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 13 Franz-Klein-Gasse 1 4.OG
Tuesday
14.01.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 13 Franz-Klein-Gasse 1 4.OG
Tuesday
21.01.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 13 Franz-Klein-Gasse 1 4.OG
Tuesday
28.01.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 13 Franz-Klein-Gasse 1 4.OG
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Seminar will be entirely in English- 2 article summaries (chosen by student under guidance by instructors and covering 2 separate methods or concepts)
- Abstract and Reading List of their research topic
- Final paper
- Abstract and Reading List of their research topic
- Final paper
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Students are expected to attend all lectures and do weekly readings.
Participation and Completion of Assignments: 40%
Written summaries: 20%
Individual Written Assignment (ca. 3000 words, 7 pages): 40%
Participation and Completion of Assignments: 40%
Written summaries: 20%
Individual Written Assignment (ca. 3000 words, 7 pages): 40%
Examination topics
Reading list
Required readings for the course will come from journal articles and book chapters.Key sources will be:
French, C. 2015. A Handbook of geoarchaeological approaches to settlement sites and landscapes. Studying Scientific Archaeology, 1, Oxford, Oxbow.Goldberg, P. & Macphail, R. I. 2006. Practical and Theoretical Geoarchaeology, Oxford, Blackwell.Karkanas, P. & Goldberg, P. 2018. Reconstructing Archaeological Sites: Understanding the Geoarchaeological Matrix, Oxford, Wiley.Schiffer, M. B. 1987. Formation Processes of the Archaeological Record, Albuquerque, University of New Mexico.
French, C. 2015. A Handbook of geoarchaeological approaches to settlement sites and landscapes. Studying Scientific Archaeology, 1, Oxford, Oxbow.Goldberg, P. & Macphail, R. I. 2006. Practical and Theoretical Geoarchaeology, Oxford, Blackwell.Karkanas, P. & Goldberg, P. 2018. Reconstructing Archaeological Sites: Understanding the Geoarchaeological Matrix, Oxford, Wiley.Schiffer, M. B. 1987. Formation Processes of the Archaeological Record, Albuquerque, University of New Mexico.
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Th 21.03.2024 00:10
This lecture series presents an overview and synthesis of the geoarchaeology of rocks and sediments as resources and archives. We will examine the uses of rocks and sediments in past societies (e.g., for construction, tools, etc.), and the archaeological uses of rocks and sediments to learn about past human behaviors such as trade, economy, settlement activities, production (e.g. ceramics, stone tools), waste disposal, and formation processes, among others. We will also consider sediments as an archive of past human activity. Students will be introduced to both field and laboratory methods for examining rocks and sediments, including rock identification, stratigraphy, sediment sampling, thin-section analysis, absolute dating, and various sedimentological and geochemical methods (e.g., grain-size analyses, pXRF, Mass Spectrometry, colorimetry, etc.).Methods
Lecture, readings, summaries, written paper.