GEOL 1344 - ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION FIELD SCHOOL

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 6
This is a 3-6 credit Maymester course that will introduce the student to archaeological survey and archaeological data collection and analysis. The field school will survey and excavate at the Old Economy Village in Ambridge, PA. Old Economy Village is a National Historical Landmark, founded in 1804 and, as it exists today, consists of 20 buildings and a large green space. The field school will present several archaeological field and analysis techniques to students, providing hands-on experience with each. We will conduct a geophysical survey (fluxgate gradiometery, earth resistance, ground penetrating radar, magnetic susceptibility, electrical conductivity) of the green space. The survey will also introduce students to setting up survey transects and the mapping areas with GPS technology and total stations. The geographic, geophysics, and archaeological data will be incorporated into a GIS. Students will process and interpret geophysics datasets, artifacts, and GIS analyses. Students will also receive training on basic artifact curation. The first two weeks will take place at a hands-on field setting at an archaeological. The final week will be at the University of Pittsburgh's campus in the archaeology laboratories within the Department of Anthropology Laboratory.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis

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