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300046 VO Archaeological Site Formation (2024S)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
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Details

Language: German, English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Thursday 14.03.2024 Introduction and Site Formation
Thursday 21.03.2024 Geoarchaeology and Stratigraphy
Thursday 11.04.2024 Fabric Analysis
Thursday 18.04.2024 Excavation and Archving
Thursday 25.04.2024 Sediments & Soils
Thursday 02.05.2024 Microarchaeology
Thursday 16.05.2024 Anthropogenic Processes I
Thursday 23.05.2024 Anthropogenic Processes I
Thursday 06.05.2024 Depositional Contexts I
Thursday 13.06.2024 Depositional Contexts II
Thursday 20.06.2024 Taphonomy
No lecture 27.06.2024

  • Thursday 14.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1.5, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.012, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 21.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1.5, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.012, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 11.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1.5, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.012, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 18.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1.5, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.012, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 25.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1.5, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.012, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 02.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1.5, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.012, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 16.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1.5, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.012, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 23.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1.5, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.012, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 06.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1.5, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.012, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 13.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1.5, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.012, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 20.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1.5, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.012, Ebene 1

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The lecture on archaeological site formation is being held in conjunction with the excursions on site formation and the visit of both in parallel is highly recommended.
To study human evolution, we excavate materials, human fossils, charcoal for dating, sediment DNA, cultural and faunal remains. What materials preserve through time, how and and why, that is the main question of site formation studies. This lecture will present an overview based on recent studies of the formation history of the archaeological and paleoanthropological record – from past behaviors and environments over to the incomplete deposition and preservation of their physical remains to the excavation, analysis and archiving of materials. The different disciplines and research field concerned with site formation will be presented and discussed as well.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written test (multiple choice) or oral examination. No aids allowed.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

An understanding of how the archaeological and paleoanthropological record forms and how this formation history impacts interpretations of data.

Examination topics

As presented in the lectures

Reading list

Karkanas and Goldberg, 2018. Reconstructing Archaeological Sites: Understanding the Geoarchaeological Matrix. John Wiley
Kinne, A. 2019. Tabellen und Tafeln zur Grabungstechnik. 9. Edition.
Schiffer, M.B., Toward the identification of formation processes, in American Antiquity 48, 4, 675-706, 1983.
Stolz and Miller, 2022. Geoarchäologie. Springer
Weiner, 2010. Microarchaeology. Cambridge University Press

Association in the course directory

MAN W1, MAN 3

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