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 Geology, Soils and Archaeological Site Settings of Rift Valleys
Lithic Technology and Artifact Analysis
Testing Research and Statistical Hypotheses
Lab 5 Analysis of Lithic Assemblages from the Baker and Allen Sites
Geology of Caves and Rockshelters
Lab 6 Geology of Caves and Rockshelters
Determining Sedimentation Rates of Caves and RocksheltersLab 7 Radiocarbon Dating, Occupation Patterns and Site Formation Processes
Lab 8 No pre-lab questions; in-class quiz on skeleton
Lab 9 Microfauna and Past Environments
Analysis of Archaeology Ceramics