Location: 115 DW Brooks Dr., Athens, GA 30602 Barrow Hall room 14. The Geoarchaeology Lab conducts research on archaeological questions using geoscience methods. These include petrographic, sedimentologic, paleontologic. Common analytical studies include particle size analysis (PSA), petrologic analyses using light microscopy and electron microscopy (SEM-EDS). Shallow geophysical instrumentation such as ground radar, electrical resistivity and conductivity, as well as magnetometry are available for limited scale studies and student training.The lab recently deployed drone mounted radar for the study of two prehistoric rock effigy mounds in Georgia. Visit the Geoarchaeology Lab Home Page Courses connected to the Geoarchaeology Lab ANTH 4095/6095 - Underwater Prehistoric Archaeology This introductory survey-level course in the field of modern underwater archaeology includes a study of prehistoric and early “historic” archaeological sites in Europe and North America. It will focus on ancient and indigenous watercraft as well as inundated habitation/specialized sites. GEOL/ANTH 4340/6340 - Archaeometry Methods of archaeometric analysis including chronometric and instrumental techniques. Absolute age dating and characterization of archaeological materials by physico-chemical analysis. When this course is taught as a split level, additional requirements for graduate students: More extensive term paper/project and presentation. GEOL 4660/6660 - Shallow Geophysics Techniques for the geophysical propsection of near-surface geology, geohydrology, and geomorphology. Techniques include electro-magnetic, radar, sonar, and magnetism. Course taught during regular semester utilizing applied field exercises in addition to traditional lecture/lab methods. GEOL 4700 / 6700 - Archaeological Geology Archaeological Geology or as it is more commonly known, "geoarchaeology", is a modern sub-discipline of geoscience. It is a recognized scientific division within the Geological Society of America (GSA) with a division membership of 500+ members. Geology and archaeology have mutual interests that coincided at several points in each discipline's history. While geology concerns itself with the history of the Earth, geoarchaeology deals with the later portion of that history, when ancient humans arose and spread across the Earth. This diaspora began in the Pliocene and accelerated in the Pleistocene. This course examines geological and archaeological topics such as landscape geology/geomorphology, stratigraphy, chronology, pedology, sedimentology, petrology/mineralogy as these pertain to archaeology. Students study the human consequences of geological processes - tectonics, vulcanism, tsunamis, climate changes, etc. The course is a survey-level format and attempts to expose the student to as much of the field as possible in a one semester time frame. Lab site: https://geoarchaeology.uga.edu/ Research Areas: Geoarchaeology
