GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE, ANTH 131, SPRING 2007

ERES READINGS

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DATE             ERES READINGS

Jan 25-Feb 1

Goffer, Geochemistry: fundamental concepts

Tite, Overview: materials studies in archaeology

Henderson (text), Introduction and Chapter 2

Thomas, What is science?

Shackley, Glossary

Feb. 8

Shackley, Chronology, stratigraphy, and dating methods in archaeology

Taylor, Radiocarbon dating

Friedman et al., Obsidian hydration dating

Web (The CALIB program):  http://calib.qub.ac.uk/calib/

Feb. 15

Walter, Potassium argon/argon-argon dating methods

Westgate et al., Fission track dating

Feb. 22

Shackley, Gamma rays, x-rays, and stone tools

Henderson (text), Chapter 6

Whittaker, Raw materials

March 1

Shackley, Obsidian petrology and geologic history

Luedtke, The nature of chert and Origins of chert

Rapp and Hill, Raw material and resources

March 15-22

Luedtke, Visible properties

MaKenzie and Adams, Optical mineralogy

Shackley, Glossary (for review)

April 5

Tite, Materials studies in archaeology

Wilson and Pollard, The provenance hypothesis

Rapp and Hill, Sourcing (Provenance)

April 12 & 16

Shackley, Obsidian sources: geology, geography, and archaeology

Shackley, What is XRF?