ARCH 2800 Lab Manual

Table of Contents

The East African Rift: Geology and Archaeology Site Settings

Lab 1      Google EarthTM Tour of the East African Rift

Lab 2      No Pre-lab Questions

Lab 2      Artifact Lab - will be handed out in lab

Lab 3      Pre-lab Questions

Lab 3      Geology, Soils and Archaeological Site Settings of Rift Valleys

Lithic Technology and Artifact Analysis

Lab 4      Pre-lab Questions

Lab 4      Biface Analysis

Testing Research and Statistical Hypotheses

Lab 5      Pre-lab Questions

Lab 5      Analysis of Lithic Assemblages from the Baker and Allen Sites

Geology of Caves and Rockshelters

Lab 6      Pre-lab Questions

Lab 6      Geology of Caves and Rockshelters

Determining Sedimentation Rates of Caves and Rockshelters

Lab 7      Pre-lab Questions

Lab 7     Radiocarbon Dating, Occupation Patterns and Site Formation Processes

Zooarchaeology

Lab 8     No pre-lab questions; in-class quiz on skeleton

Lab 8      Faunas and Subsistence

Lab 9      Pre-lab Questions

Lab 9      Microfauna and Past Environments

Lab 10    Pre-lab Questions

Lab 10    Bone Taphonomy

Analysis of Archaeology Ceramics

Lab 11    Pre-lab Questions

Lab 11    Pot Creek Pueblo Ceramic Analysis

Lab 12    Google EarthTM Tour of New World Sites