[Sasnet] Fwd: CAA Geoarchaeology Workshop

[Bonnie.A.B.Blackwell at williams.edu]

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    Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:01:41 -0600
    From: Gregory Vogel <ggvogel at GMAIL.COM>
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 Subject: CAA Geoarchaeology Workshop
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Center for American Archeology Geoarchaeology Workshops April 26-27
and August 16-17, 2008

The Center for American Archeology is pleased to offer weekend
hands-on workshops in geoarchaeology as part of our summer calendar.
These intensive 2-day workshops are appropriate for undergraduate or
graduate students, and professionals seeking to further their
understanding of soils and geoarchaeology.  Instruction will take
place on the CAA campus in Kampsville, Illinois, and include informal
lectures and hands-on experience describing, sampling, and
interpreting soils and sediments in the field and in the laboratory.
Special attention will be given to using soil and sediment data to
better interpret the archeological record.

Workshop instructor Dr. Gregory Vogel obtained his Ph.D. from the
University of Arkansas Environmental Dynamics Program.  He is the
author of A Handbook of Soil Description for Archeologists and is
Director of Research at the Center for American Archeology.  For more
information about Dr. Vogel please visit: www.projectpast.org/gvogel.

Tuition for this workshop is $200 for the weekend, including room (in
one of the CAA's bunk-style dormitories) and basic field lunches
(breakfast and dinner are not included).  Rooms are available on the
days immediately before and after workshop dates at no additional
charge.

Workshop instruction and exercises will focus on practical,
field-based aspects of geoarchaeological analysis and interpretation.
Topics to be covered include:
) Describing soils in the field and laboratory
) Interpreting soil horizons and sediment types
) Bioturbation and other forms of soil mixing
) Identifying buried soils
) Soil/sediment/landform relationships
) The importance of sedimentation rates
) Artifact depth-distribution analysis
) Overview of soil sampling and analysis techniques
) Incorporating geoarchaeological information into archeological
interpretations

To enroll in this workshop visit the CAA's main web page:
www.caa-archeology.org.  Participants will need to complete a
registration form, adult medical form, and assumption of
risk/permission to photograph form, and send in a 30% deposit to
enroll.  A confirmation letter and packet of additional information
will be sent upon receipt of completed registration forms.  A course
syllabus and additional material will be provided upon arrival in
Kampsville.

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