This biannual course is taught on years 2015-2016, 2017-2018, ....
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The course proposes an introduction to the application of Earth science (geology, geomorphology, pedology) concepts and methods in archaeological contexts.
Through this course, students will receive a general introduction to geoarchaeology (concepts, methods, applications). At the end of the course, students should be able to locate relevant information in specialized reference sources, and to identify geoscientific techniques amenable to the resolution of archaeological research questions.
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Research paper ' topics suggested by the instructor. Students may suggest their own topics (subject to the instructor's approval). Work progress evaluated through individual presentations. Grading: research paper: 3/4; individual presentation: 1/4.
The course is organised in 2-hour modules, each of them devoted to a particular theme in geoarchaeology.
Introduction to geoarchaeology (disciplinary history, major geomorphological contexts, bibliography); introduction to sedimentology and pedology (description and characterization of soils
and sediments, notion of sedimentary facies); archaeological micromorphology (principles and applications); alluvial geoarchaeology; coastal geoarchaeology; introduction to archaeoseismology.
Bibliography will be presented during the first module.
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