2005 Directory of Graduate Programs in Archaeological Geology and Geoarchaeology

The Directory of Graduate Programs in Archaeological Geology and Geoarchaeology was started by George (Rip) Rapp twelve years ago. In 1996, the Education Committee of the Geological Society of America’s Archaeological Geology Division took over the responsibility of periodically updating the directory. We are grateful to Rip for initiating and maintaining this valuable guide. As indicated by the individual listings, this directory contains information on a wide variety of programs. Some are narrowly focused, others are only tangentially archaeological geology or geoarchaeology. The primary goal is to provide information to prospective graduate students. Hence the coverage is intended to be inclusive rather than exclusive. This directory is sent free to any student or faculty advisor requesting a copy. Send requests to Dr. Rolfe Mandel (see below).

Faculty in programs not listed should send the relevant data about their graduate programs to Rolfe Mandel. Faculty in listed programs should send current data each September to update the program information. If possible, send information via the internet.

Dr. Rolfe Mandel
Kansas Geological Survey
1930 Constant Avenue
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66047-3726
Phone: 785-864-2171
Internet: mandel@kgs.ku.edu

ARIZONA, University of
Tucson, Arizona
The University of Arizona has one of the oldest academic traditions of geoarchaeology in North America, with nationally recognized faculty and programs, and well-equipped laboratories. Interdepartmental cooperation between the Anthropology, Geosciences, and Materials Science and Engineering departments is strong, allowing students to tailor Ph.D. and Masters programs via their graduate committees. Additional programs and facilities are available through the Laboratory of Tree Ring Research (www.ltrr.arizona.edu), the Office of Arid Lands Studies (ag.arizona.edu/OALS/oals/oals.html), Center for Applied Spatial Analysis (CASA) (www.casa.arizona.edu), the Arizona State Museum (www.statemuseum.arizona.edu), and the Program on Southwest Land, Culture, and Society (info-center.ccit.arizona.edu/~swst).
Important fundamental aspects of geoarchaeology taught at UA include New World and Old World archaeology, and archaeological method and theory (in the Department of Anthropology), sedimentology, geomorphology, basic stratigraphy, and Quaternary stratigraphy (all in the Department of Geosciences), and pedology (in the Department of Soil Science). More specialized training in geoarchaeology, archaeometry, Quaternary ecology, palynology, paleolimnology, and in the weathering and diagenesis of sediment and bone are also available through Geosciences, Anthropology, and Materials Science. An unusually wide array of training in the broad area of archaeometry is also available in geochronology (radiocarbon, U-series, and tree-ring dating), geochemistry (radioactive and stable isotopes), and in studies of prehistoric and historic processing of inorganic earth resources to produce metals, ceramics, and glass. Training in remote sensing and geographical information science is also available in the Department of Geography through CASA.
Students intending to pursue careers as specialists in any field of archaeological science may be eligible for up to two years of full support (stipend plus tuition) from the University of Arizona/NSF IGERT Program in Archaeological Sciences, which is funded through 2007. For information and application deadlines see http://datamonster.sbs.arizona.edu/IGERT/
Archaeology: Those wishing to emphasize archaeology should apply for admission through the Department of Anthropology (w3.arizona.edu/~anthro/), where graduate level competence in the four fields of anthropology will be required, as well as 12 units in a minor such as geosciences. Principle Anthropology faculty concerned are: Vance T. Holliday (Paleoindian archaeology, geoarchaeology, vthollid@email.arizona.edu), David Killick (preindustrial mining and metallurgy, archaeometry, African archaeology, killick@u.arizona.edu); Steven L. Kuhn (Paleolithic archaeology and human evolution, lithic technology, hunter-gatherer ecology and technology, skuhn@email.arizona.edu); Barbara Mills (Southwestern archaeology, ceramic analysis, bmills@u.arizona.edu), John W. Olsen (Paleolithic archaeology; paleoanthropology, olsenj@email.arizona.edu); Mary C. Stiner (zooarchaeology, human evolution and paleoecology, Paleolithic archaeology and taphonomy, community ecology, mstiner@email.arizona.edu); and Daniela Triadan (Anthropology; provenance of ceramics; statistical analysis, dtriadan@email.arizona.edu).
Geosciences: Those wanting to emphasize geosciences should apply through the Department of Geosciences (www.geo.arizona.edu) where a minimum of 9 units in a minor such as anthropology will be required. Principal Geoscience faculty concerned are: Andrew S. Cohen (stratigraphy, paleobiology, paleolimnology; acohen@geo.arizona.edu); Owen K. Davis (Quaternary paleoecology, palynology; palynolo@geo.arizona.edu); Vance T. Holliday (Geoarchaeology, Quaternary stratigraphy, soils, vthollid@email.arizona.edu); Joaquin Ruiz (Geosciences; geochemistry, heavy isotopes); and Jay Quade (geochemistry of paleosols, stable isotope geochemistry; jquade@geo.arizona.edu).
Materials Science and Engineering: The Department of Materials Science and Engineering (www.mse.arizona.edu) encourages applications from potential graduate students who are interested in prehistoric or historic pyrotechnologies, in pursuing fundamental research on OSL dating methods, or in research on the science and technology of conservation. Faculty contacts include Pamela Vandiver (technology of glass and ceramics; conservation science; vandiver@mse.arizona.edu) and Joseph Simmons (crystalline and non-crystalline solids; OSL; conservation science; simmons@mse.arizona.edu). Adjunct faculty include David Killick (past mining and metallurgy, archaeometry; killick@u.arizona.edu) and Nancy Odegaard (conservation science; odegaard@u.arizona.edu).
Related programs: Faculty in related fields include Jeffrey S. Dean (archaeological dendroclimatology, paleoenvironment; jdean@ltrr.arizona.edu), Katherine K. Hirschboeck (dendroclimatology, hydroclimatology; katie@ltrr.arizona.edu) at the Laboratory of Tree Ring Research; Julio L. Betancourt (paleoenvironment; jlbetanc@usgs.gov) at the Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill; Paul Fish (southwestern archaeology, settlement pattern analysis, traditional agriculture; pfish@u.arizona.edu) and Suzanne Fish (southwestern archaeology, settlement patterns, archaeological palynology; sfish@u.arizona.edu) at the Arizona State Museum.
Contacts: Vance Holliday, Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 (vthollid@email.arizona.edu); Owen Davis, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 (palynolo@geo.arizona.edu); David Killick, Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 (killick@u.arizona.edu).
For departmental information and application packets contact: Karen Weaver-Sommers in Anthropology (karenws@email.arizona.edu), Anne Chase (achase@geo.arizona.edu) in Geosciences; and Elsa Morales (elsam@email.arizona.edu) in Materials Science and Engineering.

ARIZONA University, Northern
Flagstaff, Arizona
Quaternary Sciences Program: The Quaternary Sciences Program (QSP) is a graduate program of interdisciplinary studies including the departments of Anthropology, Biological Sciences, Geography, and Geology, and the Center for Environmental Sciences and Education. This program focuses on the last 1.7 million years of Earth history. Students are required to take an interdisciplinary core curriculum of at least five courses in five subdiscipline areas, and can tailor their remaining courses to fit their desired specialty. The Department of Geology offers a standard geological field school, but we have no such offering for geoarchaeology. For details see the website: http://www.nau.edu/~qsp
There are no full-time faculty members assigned to QSP at this time. Instead, the faculty from several departments teach QSP courses and serve on the QSP Faculty. They include Larry Agenbroad (part-time; Geology Department: Quaternary geology, geoarchaeology, geochronology, Quaternary megafauna), Diana Anderson (Environmental Sciences and Education and Graduate Coordinator for QSP: Quaternary geomorphology and climates), Kirk Anderson (part-time QSP: Quaternary soils, geomorphology, geoarchaeology), Scott Anderson (QSP and Environmental Sciences and Education: Quaternary palynology, fire histories), William 'Bob' Baron (part-time QSP and History Department: historic climate reconstructions and climate), Ken Cole (USGS: Quaternary macrobotany and climatic reconstructions), Kathy Cruz-Uribe (Anthropology Department: archaeozoology, anthropology), Lee Dexter (Geography Department: Ice studies and geomorphology), Darrell Kaufman (Geology Department and Environmental Sciences and Education: Quaternary geomorphology, glaciology, climates, isotopic studies), Jim Mead (QSP and Geology Department and Director of QSP: vertebrate paleontology, paleoenvironments), Michael Ort (Geology Department and The Center for Environmental Sciences and Education: Volcanology and Geochronology), Tom Sisk (The Center for Environmental Sciences and Education: Remote Sensing and Biological Diversity), Francise Smiley (Anthropology Department Chair: archaeology, anthropology), Lee Dexter (Geography Department: soils, remote sensing). Adjunct faculty: MarK Elson (Desert Archaeology, Tucson, Arizona), Geoffrey Spaulding (Dames and Moore, Las Vegas, Nevada).
Department of Geology: Students may earn a graduate degree in geology with a heavy geoarchaeology or paleontology component.
Department of Anthropology: The department does not currently offer a degree in geoarchaeology.
Contact: Professor Jim Mead, Department of Geology, Box 4099, Flagstaff, AZ 86011 (tel. 520-523-7184, e-mail: James.Mead@nau.edu ) . Website: http://www.nau.edu/~qsp

ARKANSAS, University of
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Departments of Anthropology and Geosciences: The University of Arkansas offers three masters degree programs in Anthropology, Geography, and Geology, with course work and facilities to pursue graduate research in the application of earth science to archaeology. Students are enrolled and concentrate in one of these three disciplines. Their individual program is designed in consultation with their advisor and an interdisciplinary committee in conformance with the requirements of the department of record. A highly recommended course is Quaternary Environments, an interdisciplinary course co-taught by the two departments. Laboratories allow research in soil, sediment, stratigraphic, geomorphic, lithic, and ceramic (including petrographic) analysis. The Arkansas Archeological Survey and the University Museum are located on campus and have an excellent working relationship with all three departments. The Center for Advanced Spatial Technology on campus has a strong program in Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
Faculty and staff involved with geoarchaeology programs are as follows. Principal Anthropology faculty: Marvin Kay (lithic microwear), Fred Limp (GIS), Peter Unger (vertebrate paleontology). Principal Geosciences faculty: Malcolm Cleaveland (dendrochronology, climate reconstruction, and GIS), John Dixon (Arctic and Alpine soil geomorphology), and David Stahle (dendrochronology and climate reconstruction). Principal Geosciences faculty: Stephen K. Boss (shallow geophysical methods), and Margaret J. Guccione (geomorphology, geoarchaeology, and fluvial sedimentation). Principal Agronomy faculty: Moye Rutledge (soil genesis and geomorphology).
Contact : Anthroplogy Department, MAIN 330, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, or you may contact Marvin Kay directly (tel. 501-575-5446 or e-mail: mkay@comp.uark.edu); Geosciences Department, OZAR-113 or you may contact John Dixon (geography) directly (tel. 501-575-3159 or e-mail:jcdixon@comp.uark.edu) or Margaret J. Guccione (geology) directly
(tel. 501-575-3354 or e-mail: guccione@comp.uark.edu).
Environmental Dynamics Ph.D. Program: The University of Arkansas offers a Ph.D. program in Environmental Dynamics, the interdisciplinary study of complex human and environmental interactions. It stresses interdisciplinary analysis of geological, biological, climatic, and sociological interactions, including natural and social impacts of and/or on global climatic change, human demography, pollution, landscape evolution and degradation, earthquakes and groundwater depletion. Archaeological Geology and Geoarchaeology fit well within this interdisciplinary program. The program stresses the application of appropriate methodologoies, including but not limited to GIS, GPS, remote sensing, computer modeling, and cartography to environmental problems. Faculty are primarily allied with the Anthropology and Geosciences (Geography and Geology) departments and the Arkansas Archeological Survey including all those listed above. Cooperating faculty are from Agronomy, Agricultural Economics, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Biochemistry, History, Landscape Architecture, Law, Mathematical Sciences, and Psychology Departments.
Contact: Allen P. McCartney, Program Director Environmental Dynamics, OZAR-113, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701 (tel. 501-575-6603, Fax 501-575-3846, e-mail apm@comp.uark.edu)

BAYLOR University
Waco, Texas
Archaeological Geology at Baylor University involves investigations in both the New and old Worlds. Current archaeological geology investigations are ongoing in Israel, Texas, Mexico, and Peru. Geoarchaeology, geomorphology, soils, hydrology, and near surface geophysics courses are taught in the Department of Geology. Old World archaeological investigations focus on the Middle East, Crete, Greece, and Italy. New World archaeological investigations focus primarily on the south-central and southwestern U.S.A., and northern Mexico. Archaeology courses are offered in the Anthropology Department, the Institute of Archaeology, the Museum Studies Department, the Department of Religion, and the Classics Department. Most programs offer either masters or Ph.D. degrees. There are numerous opportunities for students to participate in geoarchaeological investigations related to contract archaeology.
Contact: Dr. Lee Nordt, Department of Geology, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798 (tel: 254- 710-6808, fax: 254-710-2673, e-mail: Lee_Nordt@baylor.edu) .

Boise State University
Boise, Idaho
Departments of Geosciences and Anthropology: Under the auspices of the Interdisciplinary Studies Program, faculty from these departments help the students develop a balance of courses from these and other departments. Research emphases have focused on the latest Quaternary. Potential research areas involve the Great Basin, Snake River Plain, and Columbia River Basin. Research methods include anthropology (primarily prehistoric archaeology), field geoarchaelogy, geochronology, dendrochronology, and remote sensing and geographic information systems.
Faculty involved include David Wilkins (Geomorphology and Quaternary Geology), Mark Scmitz (Isotope Geochemistry and Geochronology), Spencer Wood (Geomorphology and Quaternary Geology), Mark Plew (Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology and Human ecology), and Christopher Hill (Environmental Archaeology, Geoarchaeology, and Vertebrate Paleontology). For more information please contact either David Wilkins (dwilkins@boisestate.edu) or Christopher Hill (chill2@boisestate.edu).

BOSTON University
Boston, Massachusetts
A Geoarchaeology Master's program is jointly run by the Departments of Archaeology and Earth Sciences . It is aimed at providing a strong foundation in archaeology and the geosciences to students coming from a variety of backgrounds, such as archaeology/anthropology and the earth sciences. Courses currently being offered in the Department of Archaeology include Geoarchaeology, Site Formation Processes, Spatial Analysis, GIS, and Micromorphology. In Earth Sciences, appropriate courses consist of Dynamic Landsurface Hydrology, Quantitative Geomorphology, Ice-Age Systems, Coastal Processes, Analytical Methods in Geochemistry. The Archaeology Department has a micromorphology facility, with FTIR microscope housed in the Chemistry Department, and co-sponsors the Center for Remote Sensing, together with the Geography and Earth Sciences Departments. Recent purchases by the Departments of Archaeology and Earth Sciences have also augmented and modernized existing geophysical prospection equipment.
Archaeology Departmental faculty include Prof. Paul Goldberg (archaeology and earth sciences, geoarchaeology, micromorphology of soils and archaeological sediments, Quaternary landscapes and stratigraphy), and Prof. Christopher Roosevelt (Greek and Roman art and archaeology; archaeology of Asia Minor/Anatolia; Geographic Information Systems (GIS)). Relevant staff in the Department of Earth Sciences include David R. Marchant (glacial and periglacial geomorphology, global climate change, and planetary geology) and Prof. Duncan M. FitzGerald (shallow marine geology, sediment-transport characteristics of tidal inlets and estuaries (New England, North Carolina).
Contacts: Professor Paul Goldberg Department of Archaeology, Boston University, 675 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215 (tel. 617-358-1666; paulberg@bu.edu ; http://www.bu.edu/archaeology/faculty/goldberg.htm); for Departmental information, contact Maria Sousa, Department of Archaeology (tel. 617-353-3415; http://www.bu.edu/archaeology/graduate/program.htm). The contact in the Department of Earth Sciences is Professor David R. Marchant, 685 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215 (617-353-3236; marchant@bu.edu ; http://people.bu.edu/marchant/).

CALGARY, University of
Calgary, Alberta, CANADA
Departments of Archaeology, Geography, and Geology & Geophysics: The University of Calgary has internationally recognized faculty and programs, well-equipped laboratories, and excellent computer facilities. Interdepartmental cooperation between the Archaeology, Geography, and Geology & Geophysics departments is formalized through the undergraduate Earth Sciences program. Students wishing to combine these disciplines at the Ph.D. and Masters levels may tailor a program via their graduate supervisory committee.
Those wishing to emphasize archaeology should apply for admission through the Department of Archaeology, where graduate level competence in archaeological method and theory will be required, as well as courses designed by the supervisory committee. Those wanting to emphasize physical geography or GIS should apply through the Department of Geography. Those wanting to emphasize geophysical methods may wish to apply for admission through the Department of Geology and Geophysics, where graduate level training in geology and geophysics will be required. Principal faculty concerned are: Andrea Freeman (geoarchaeology, Paleoindian and Archaic archaeology, archaeology of the American Southwest, fluvial geomorphology), Brian Kooyman (phytoliths, Plains archaeology, Carribbean archaeology, zooarchaeology, lithics), Brian Moorman (ground penetrating radar, glaciology), Darren Sjogren (glacial geomorphology), Yvonne Martin (landscape evolution), Jean-Michel Maillol (geophysical methods), Gerald Osborn (surficial geology), and Masaki Hayashi (hydrology).
Contact: Dr. Andrea Freeman, Archaeology Department, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 CANADA (403/220-2792); <freeman@ucalgary.ca> . For departmental information and application packets contact: Archaeology: http://www.arky.ucalgary.ca/arky1/ Ms. Nicole Ethier ( nethier@ucalgary.ca ; ph. 403/220-7131, fax. 403/282-9567); Geography: http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/faculties/SS/GEOG/ Ms. Paulina Medori ( geograd@ucalgary.ca ; ph. 403/220-4838, fax 403/282-6561); Geology & Geophysics: http://www.geo.ucalgary.ca ; Ms. Cathy Hubbell (chubbell@ucalgary.ca ; ph. 403/220-3254, fax 403/284-0074).

CORNELL University
Ithaca, New York
Departments of Geological Sciences and Anthropology: Cooperating faculty from the Intercollege Program in Archaeology serve on the doctoral student's committee, representing many combinations of major and minor fields. Principal faculty concerned are R. Allmendinger (geological sciences), A.L. Bloom (geological sciences), J.S. Henderson (anthropology), B.L. Isacks (geological sciences), T.E. Jordan (geological sciences), P.I. Kuniholm (dendrochronology), T.F. Lynch (anthropology), C. Morris (anthropology), and T.P. Volman (archaeology). Cooperation has been especially fruitful in the Andean mountain zone, where a number of students are engaged in multidisciplinary studies of geotectonics, shoreline geomorphology, and the Pleistocene history of high altitude lakes.
Contact: Professor Arthur L. Bloom, Department of Geological Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca NY 14853 (tel. 607-255-5232, e-mail: bloom@geology.cornell.edu).

DELAWARE, University of
Newark, Delaware
Department of Geology: Offers the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in geology. A number of the faculty have areas of research emphasis that relate to archaeological problems. Students are expected to obtain their degree in geology but are encouraged, if they so desire, to form a research program in the interdisciplinary mode utilizing geology as the tool for solution of archaeological or historical problems. A majority of our research is along the eastern Atlantic coast of the United States. A small number of these have been produced based on studies in coastal Greece.
Contact: Professor John C. Kraft, Department of Geology, University of Delaware, Newark DE 19716 (tel. 302-451-2569, e-mail: 00218@udel.edu).

GEORGIA, University of
Athens, GA
Department of Geology: Archaeological Geology programs at the University of Georgia are carried out through the Department of Geology. Students earn M.S. or Ph.D. degrees in geology fields relating to archaeometry, archaeogeophysics, and the archaeological sciences in general. The program encourages interdisciplinary research that joins traditional fields in the humanities and sciences to probe relationships between ancient humans, society, and the physical environment. Master's or Ph.D. programs may combine course work and research in archaeology and anthropology with geology and other physical sciences. Degrees are awarded specifically in geology. Specific course offerings of interest to archaeological geology students include: archaeological geology; archaeometry; shallow geophysics field school; exploration geophysics; environmental stable isotopes; instrumental analysis; mineralology of stoney archaeological materials; clay mineralogy; Pleistocene and Holocene vertebrate paleontology and zooarchaeology.
Specialized state-of-the art labs available for research include solid source and gas mass spectrometers including a laser facility, electron microprobe (EMPA), scanning electron and confocal microscopy, XRD, XRF, Optical Stimulated Luminescence (OSL)/TL and 14C/AMS age dating, magnetic susceptibility, remote sensing, sedimentation and soils, zooarchaeology, and palynology. Field equipment for shallow geophysical exploration includes ground penetrating radar, magnetometers, electrical and electromagnetic instruments.
Recent faculty and student research includes: archaeogeophysical studies of Iron Age/Roman sites - Europe (Garrison/Gragg/Šerman/Schneider); Southeast U.S. (Garrison/Keene/ Šerman) isotopic determination of ancient estuarine temperatures using stable isotopes (Crowe/Reitz/Andrus); provenance of classical and American marbles using stable isotopes (Herz/Pike); inundated Holocene/Pleistocene landscapes and past sea level (Garrison/Weaver/Littman); ancient steatite quarry provenance, Georgia and South Carolina (Swanson). ancient glass studies - manufacture & characterizations (Swanson/Stapleton) Holocene alluvium, weathering and human land use (Thieme/Leigh/Garrison) study of Roman slags at Carthage (Tunis) (Lyle/Swanson/Norman).
Center for Archaeological Sciences: Twenty-four faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences are associated with the Center for Archaeological Sciences (CAS). They are drawn from the departments of Geology (nine faculty members), Anthropology - New World and African Archaeology (five faculty members), Geography (four faculty members), Classics - Mediterranean Archaeology (one faculty member), Art History (one faculty member). Other Geology Department faculty, not CAS associates, also serve on graduate student committees.
Some current CAS faculty research includes (1) excavation of Roman Cemetery at Carthage (Norman, Classics), (2) ancient hominids and cave environments in Africa (Brooks, Geography), (3) archaeological geophysics, Switzerland (Garrison, Anthropology-Geology), (4) sources of Neolithic and Early Bronze Age marble (Herz, Geology), (5) zooarchaeologial materials from New World coastal sites (Reitz, Museum of Natural History), and (6) "regional and community level archaeology" or GIS applications to community analysis" (Hally, Anthropology). Degrees are not awarded specifically in archaeological sciences, but the CAS offers a Certificate Program in Archaeological Sciences by which the certificate may be earned in concert with undergraduate degrees.
Contact: Professor Ervan G. Garrison, Department of Geology or Department of Anthropology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 (tel. 706-542-1097/542-1479 fax 706-542-2425, e-mail: egarriso@uga.edu ).

IOWA, University of
Iowa City, Iowa
The University of Iowa offers a variety of courses and facilities that are applicable to Geoarchaeology and Archaeological Geology. Students may pursue degrees in either Geoscience (http://www.geology.uiowa.edu) or Anthropology (http://www.uiowa.edu/~anthro), depending on their interests and background. The Iowa Quaternary Studies Group, the Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, the Geography Department, the Department of Biological Sciences, and the Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research have overlapping interests and provide multidisciplinary expertise. The Office of the State Archaeologist (http://www.uiowa.edu/~osa), also located on the campus, has a strong program in Geoarchaeology/Archaeological Geology that involves students. Courses can be combined in topical areas, including geoarchaeology (Bettis, Artz, Weirich), faunal studies and paleontology (Brochu, Enloe, Ciochon, Franciscus); and paleoecology (Sims, Baker, Huber). High-end computer and visualization laboratories are available in both the Geoscience Department (http://www.geomorphology.uiowa.edu) and the Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research (http://www.cgrer.uiowa.edu). The Geoscience Department also has a fully equipped Quaternary Materials Laboratory and is home to the Paul H. Nelson Stable Isotope Laboratory.
Principal Geoscience faculty: E.A. Bettis III ( geoarchaeology, soils, Quaternary Geology), R.G. Baker, H. Sims (paleoecology), J. A. Dorale (stable isotope geochemistry, paleoclimatology), C. Brochu (vertebrate paleontology), M.R. Reagan, J. Dorale, D. Peate (U-series dating), F. H. Weirich (geomorphology). Strengths are in geoarchaeology, stratigraphy/geomorphology, pedology, paleoecology,and isotopic geochemistry.
Principal Anthropology faculty: Russell Ciochon and James Franciscus (paleoanthropology), James Enloe (Paleolithic zooarchaeology), and William Graves (North American archaeology). J. Artz, Office of the State Archaeologist (geoarchaeology, GIS), is active in the program. Regional expertise includes North America (especially Plains and Midwest), Europe and Southeast Asia.
Contact: Dr. Art Bettis, Department of Geoscience, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1379 (http://www.geology.uiowa.edu; e-mail: art-bettis@uiowa.edu).

KANSAS, University of
Lawrence, Kansas
Departments of Anthropology and Geography: Both departments offer M.A. and Ph.D. degrees or one may opt for a Special Studies Program which offers interdepartmental M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. An active interest exists in geoarchaeology and Quaternary studies within several departments and research centers on campus. Fellowships, teaching assistantships, and research assistantships are available to qualified students.
Core faculty in the Department of Anthropology include Rolfe Mandel (geoarchaeology, soils, geomorphology, Great Plains, eastern Mediterranean), Jack Hofman (Paleoindian, lithics, evolutionary ecology, Great Plains), Darcy Morey (zooarchaeology, paleoecology, Southeast, Arctic), John Hoopes (cultural ecology, ceramic analysis, Mesoamerica, Costa Rica, South America), and Ivana Radovanovic (Paleolithic, lithic analysis, Old World, southeastern Europe, Mediterranean). Mary Adair (macrofossil botanical analysis, Great Plains) is a core faculty member from the Museum of Anthropology.
Core faculty in the Department of Geography include, William Woods ( anthropogenic environmental change, cultural landscapes, soils, Amazon, Belgium ), William Johnson (geoarchaeology, Quaternary stratigraphy), Curtis Sorenson (soils geomorphology), Valery Terwilliger (biogeography, isotopes), Steven Bozarth (opal phytolith and pollen analysis), and Peter Herlihy (Mesoamerica, North American Indians).
Faculty in related fields include Stephen Hasiotis (paleosols, sedimentology, sequence stratigraphy) from the Department of Geology; Larry Martin (zoogeography, paleoecology) from the natural History Museum; and Robert Buddemeier (paleoclimatology, hydrology) from the Kansas Geological Survey.
Examples of the many laboratory facilities available for geoarchaeology and Quaternary studies include the soils and geomorphology (Geography), palynology (Geography), rock magnetic (Geology), isotope (Geography, Geology), lithic analysis (Anthropology), GIS (Geography), and remote sensing (Geography, Kansas Applied Remote Sensing Program) laboratories.
In 2002, an endowment established the Odyssey Geoarchaeological Research Program at the Kansas Geological Survey on the campus of the University of Kansas. The mission of this program is to apply geologic concepts and methods in searching for the material remains of the earliest humans in mid-continental North America. This program provides support for graduate and undergraduate students who are interested in field-oriented Paleoindian and pre-Clovis research. For additional information, contact Dr. Rolfe Mandel, Executive Director of the Odyssey Program (tel. 785-864-2171 < mandel@kgs.ku.edu >).
The Department of Anthroplogy offers a three-week summer field course entitled "Field Concepts and Methods in Geoarchaeology." It is taught by Dr. Rolfe Mandel and involves all-day excursions to different regions in order to introduce students to a variety of archaeological landscapes and environments. This course provides a learning experience for graduate and advanced undergraduate students. Emphasis is placed on identifying natural processes that create and modify the archaeological record, and on soil-stratigraphic and geophysical approaches to landscape and site investigations. Students are introduced to a variety of field methods used in geoarchaeological research, ranging from systematic studies of outcrops to the use of mechanical coring devices and ground penetrating radar. With this course, students also will gain an understanding of how processes of erosion, deposition, weathering, and biological and human activity shape the archaeological record. The course is open to KU students and students attending other universities and colleges. For additional information, contact Dr. Rolfe Mandel (tel. 785-864-2171 < mandel@kgs.ku.edu >).
Contact: Dr. Rolfe Mandel, Department of Anthropology and the Kansas Geological Survey (tel. 785-864- 2171, fax 785-864-5317 < mandel@kgs.ku.edu >; or Dr. William C. Johnson, Department of Geography (tel. 785-864-5548, fax 785-864-5276 <wcj @ku.edu>). For departmental information and application packets contact Beverly Koerner in Geography at 785-864-5144 (fax 785-864-5276) or Judy Ross in Anthropology at 785-864-2630 (fax 785-864- 5224).

MAINE-Orono, University of
Orono, Maine
Institute for Quaternary Studies: Offers M.S. degree in Quaternary Studies and an individualized Ph.D. in Quaternary-related subjects. Courses follow an interdisciplinary program, including the areas of archaeology, botany, paleoecology, geological sciences, and climate history. Current projects include research in New England and adjacent Canada, western United States, Antarctica, Greenland, Scandinavia, the North Atlantic Ocean, the Ross Sea, and India.
Contact: Professor Harold W. Borns, Jr., Institute for Quaternary Studies, University of Maine, Orono ME 04469 (tel. 207-581-2190, e-mail: borns@maine.maine.edu) .

MASSACHUSETTS-Amherst, University ofAmherst, Massachusetts
(and the Five College consortium)
Department of Anthropology and Department of Geosciences: Interdisciplinary cooperation exists among many departments on five campuses through the informal Quaternary Studies Group based at the University. The campuses have active research projects in many aspects of Quaternary research. Students interested in interdisciplinary studies in archaeology should enroll in the Anthropology Department. Quaternary Studies faculty include Elizabeth Chilton (archaeology, paleoenvironments, and paleoecology), Laurie Godfrey (paleoanthropology and geochronology), H. Martin Wobst (Paleolithic archaeology and Pleistocene ecology), Raymond S. Bradley (paleoclimatology, arctic and alpine environments), Julie Brigham-Grette (Quaternary stratigraphy, sea level history), R. Mark Leckie (paleoceanography and marine coasts), William D. McCoy (geomorphology and amino acid geochronology), William A. Patterson, III (palynology and fire ecology), Peter L.M. Veneman (pedology, incl. micromorphology), Alan Werner (glacial geology and lacustrine sediments), Richard F. Yuretich (geochemistry, stratigraphy, and African lakes), Steve Burns (isotope geochemistry), Steve Petsch (biogeochemistry), and Rob DeConto (paleoceanography and ocean modeling).
Contact: Professor Elizabeth S. Chilton, Department of Anthropology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA 01003-4805 (413-545-2867; echilton@anthro.umass.edu ); or Quaternary Studies Group, Julie Brigham-Grette, Department of Geosciences, Box 35820, University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA 01003-5820 (413-545-4840; juliebg@geo.umass.edu ).

McMASTER University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
School of Geography and Geology offers opportunity to do M.Sc. or Ph.D. research in geoarchaeological subjects. Also Department of Anthropology offers M.A. and Ph.D. program in physical anthropology, archaeology and Ancient/Forensic DNA which can be done in a geoarchaeological field.
Current research programs are in the following fields:
• Dating of prehistoric archaeological sites by uranium series, ESR (electron spin resonance), thermoluminescence (TL), and optical luminescence (OSL, IRSL), with special emphasis on sites in the Old World (Europe, Middle East, Africa).
• Stable isotope studies of paleodiet using human bone collagen; gas chromatographic and isotopic studies of food residues in ceramics.
• Provenance, Paleoclimate and paleodiet studies of faunal materials from archaeological sites.
• Catastrophic events (tsunamis, seismic events) and their impact on coastal settlements (Middle east).
• Sea level reconstruction in archeological sites (ancient harbors) and paleogeographic reconstructions of ancient coastlines (Middle East).
• Site formation processes in ancient harbors and their link with form and function (Middle East).
• Studies of ancient DNA extractions and amplifications to investigate human population origins and diseases in the past.
• Geophysical applications in archaeology
Excellent research facilities exist for all aspects of:
• Geochemical analysis - XRF, AA, ICP, GC, neutron activation, microprobe, mass spectrometry, etc.
• Sedimentology - LOI, grain size (Coulter LS230), coring equipment (Vibracorer, Livingston, Percussion), cold room for core storage.
• Micropaleontology (foraminifera) Five research grade microscopes (with a digital camera), SEM facilities, E&M Foraminifera catalogue.
• Applied Geophysics - High-resolution Magnetic Mapping, Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) Surveys, Electromagnetic (EM) Inductive Conductivity Surveys, CHIRP Sonor Surveys
• Molecular biology laboratory for DNA extraction and amplification.
• GIS – we have an extensive lab for GIS applications.
Interdisciplinary studies are also possible with the Departments Physics, and Chemistry.
Contact: Professors W. J. Rink, E.G. Reinhardt J. Boyce or H.P. Schwarcz School of Geography and Geology, Shelley R. Saunders, Department of Anthropology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4M1, Canada, tel. 905-525-9140, fax 905-522-3141 email: rinkwj@mcmaster.ca ; ereinhar@mcmaster.ca; boycej@mcmaster.ca; schwarcz@mcmaster.ca ; saunders @mcmaster.ca .

MICHIGAN-Ann Arbor, University of
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Interdepartmental Program in Classical Art and Archaeology (IPCAA) and Kelsey Museum of Archaeology: The Interdepartmental Program in Classical Art and Archaeology (IPCAA) draws together faculty from a variety of disciplines to offer a wide-ranging Ph.D. program. Potential periods of specialization include Aegean Prehistory (John F. Cherry), the Classical and Hellenistic worlds (Sharon Herbert, John Pedley), the ancient Near East (Margaret Root), and the Roman world and Late Antiquity (Sue Alcock, Elaine Gazda, Thelma Thomas). Students in the program explore a number of different art-historical and archaeological approaches, including exposure to recent theoretical and methodological developments in the field. The Kelsey Museum offers the opportunity for museological studies, including recording and conservation of objects from past Michigan excavations in areas such as Egypt and the Middle East. Fieldwork projects, generally involving geoarchaeology as a significant component, are under way in several countries of the Mediterranean Basin, among them Greece, Italy, Egypt, and Tunisia. IPCAA students are encouraged to participate in these and other archaeological projects. Relevant courses in Anthropology, Near Eastern Studies, History, and Geological Sciences are also strongly recommended to students. Full details of the program can be viewed at web site http://www.umich.edu/~ipcaa/
Contact: Professor John F. Cherry, Department of Classical Studies, 2160 Angell Hall, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003 (tel. 313-764-0122; fax 313-769-4959; <jcherry@umich.edu> or <ipcaa@umich.edu>).

NORTH TEXAS, University of
Denton, Texas
The Department of Geography and the Center for Environmental Archaeology , in association with the Institute of Applied Sciences, offers Masters degrees in either Applied Geography or Environmental Sciences. Degree plans are individually designed to give students interdisciplinary education and training in areas chosen from geoarchaeology, zooarchaeology, soils/geomorphology, GIS, computer cartography/spatial analysis, and quantitative analysis. Active research programs in Europe, SW Asia, the Pacific Islands and the Southern Plains provide opportunities for the MS thesis research.
Principal faculty are: Reid Ferring (prehistory, geoarchaeology, soils-geomorphology), Lisa Nagaoka (zooarchaeology, enthnoarchaeology), Harry Williams (fluvial and coastal geomorphology), Paul Hudak (geology, geohydrology), Miguel Acevedo (ecological modeling, quantitative methods), Minhe Ji (GIS, remote sensing). Association with the departments of Physics, Biology and Materials Characterization allow students to build degree plans that include classes and laboratory instruction in scanning electron microscopy, EDX, PIXE and neutron activation analyses.
Laboratories in the Center for Environmental Archaeology (part of the new 150,000 sq ft Environmental Sciences Building) include excellent facilities for physical, chemical and organic analyses of sediments and soils, and petrographic analysis of sediments and artifacts. The Zooarchaeology Laboratory houses over 800 prepared reference skeletons as well as extensive
archaeological and ethnoarchaeological collections. The archaeological curation facility contains extensive collections of Southern Plains artifact assemblages ranging from Paleoindian to Late Prehistoric in age. Current research projects include geoarchaeology in the North Texas region, Portugal and the Republic of Georgia (Caucasus) and zooarchaeology in the South Pacific.
Contact: C. Reid Ferring, Chair, Department of Geography, P.O. Box 305279, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203 (tel. 940-565-2091; FAX: 940-369-7550, e-mail: ferring@unt.edu). Call/write for additional information, or see our website at www.unt.edu.

PITTSBURGH, University of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Department of Geology and Planetary Science and Department of Anthropology: Interaction between these two departments allows graduate students to enter the geoarchaeology program through either department for a Masters or Ph.D degree. Students wishing to place more emphasis on geology follow degree requirements for Geology and Planetary Science, while students desiring an emphasis on archaeology will enter the Department of Anthropology program. In either case, selected courses will be taken in the minor field. Graduate faculty committees usually have members from each department.
Principal geology faculty include Mark Abbott (paleoclimatology and sedimentology), Rosemary Capo (geochemistry and soils), Michael Ramsey (volcanology and geomorphology), Mike Rosenmeier (paleoclimatology and stable isotope geochemistry), Bill Harbert (GIS and satellite imagery, paleomagnetics), and Brian Stewart (geochemistry).
Principal anthropology faculty include Kathleen Allen (North American Prehistory), Marc Bermann (Andean archaeology), Robert Drennan (China and Colombia Prehistory), Bryan K. Hanks (European archaeology) and Jim Richardson (Andean and U.S. Northeastern archaeology).
Contact: Professor Mark Abbott, Geology (tel. 412-624-1408 < mabbott1@pitt.edu > http://www.pitt.edu/~mabbott1/climate/mark/index.html ), or Professor Marc Bermann, Anthropology (tel. 412-648-7505), Univ. of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. For more departmental information, visit the Geology website http://www.geology.pitt.edu/ or the Anthropology website www.pitt.edu/~pittanth/anthro.html .

RUTGERS, The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Quaternary Studies: Offers Graduate Certificate in Quaternary Studies. The program offers students the opportunity to conduct interdisciplinary research in the fields of anthropology, geology, geography, biology, meteorology, and environmental science. The program is open to students enrolled in any of the participating graduate degree programs offered by the Graduate School-New Brunswick: anthropology, biology, environmental science, geography, geological sciences, and meteorology. Faculty include John W.K. Harris (geoarchaeology), Craig Feibel (geoarchaeology), Emily W.B. Russell (palynology), David Robinson (climatologist), Gail M. Ashley (sedimentology), Michelle Goman (palynology), Carl Swisher III (geochronology, paleomagnetics), and Alan Robock (climatology).
Contact: Professor Gail M. Ashley, Dept. of Geological Sciences, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08554-8066 (tel. 732-445-2221, fax 732-445-3374, e-mail: gmashley@rci.rutgers.edu).

TEXAS, University of
Austin, Texas
The Department of Geography and the Environment at UT-Austin offers broad-based graduate training in geoarchaeology. Coursework is offered in Quaternary studies, geomorphology, paleoecology, soils, biogeography, prehistoric food production, and the history of human-environment interactions (environmental history, historical ecology). The department awards both MA and Ph.D. degrees in geography. Presently there is no specialized graduate degree program in geoarchaeology.
Five of the seventeen core faculty members in the Department of Geography and the Environment are currently actively engaged in geoarchaeological research and teaching: Karl W. Butzer (geoarchaeology, geomorphology, stratigraphy, archaeological site depositional processes, paleoclimatology), William E. Doolittle (Prehistoric agriculture and landscapes, irrigation, arid lands), Gregory W. Knapp (prehistoric food production, human-environment interactions), Paul F. Hudson (geoarchaeology, river and floodplain interaction, floodplain evolution, paleohydrology, coastal plain geomorphology, and GIS), and Robert A. Dull (Quaternary paleoecology/paleoclimatology, palynology, fire history, prehistoric agriculture, natural hazards). Affliated faculty researcher Charles Frederick lends expertise in the areas of geoarchaeology, soils, and environmental reconstruction.
The department also has significant core faculty strengths in allied fields of study, which provide related classes, expertise, and an extended pool of committee members for graduate students working on geoarchaeological research projects. These faculty members include: Francisco L. Perez (geomorphology, soils, and geoecology of mountain environments), Kenneth R. Young (landscape ecology, biogeography, historical ecology), Kelley A. Crews-Meyer (satellite remote sensing, landscape ecology, and GIS), and Rodrigo Sierra (satellite remote sensing, landscape ecology, and GIS).
There are several dedicated physical science labs in the department that graduate students in geoarchaeology may take advantage of: the Geoarchaeology and Applied Geomorphology Lab (Butzer, Hudson), the Quaternary Paleoecology Lab (Dull, Young), and the Soils Lab (Perez). Beyond the lab facilities dedicated to soils, sediment cores, and paleoecology, the department also offers state of the art lab facilities and comprehensive training in GIS and satellite remote sensing. The Environmental Information Systems Laboratories are directed by Professors Crews-Meyer, Sierra, Young, and Hudson.
The UT-Austin Geography faculty work across the globe on questions of human-environment interactions in prehistory. Geoarchaeological studies carried out by professors and graduate students in the department include those based in the Near East, the Mediterranean, N. Africa, and throughout the Americas. One region of particular strength in the department is Latin America (primarily Mexico, Central America, and the Andes), where faculty and students have enjoyed a long tradition of field research, one that remains quite strong today.
With more than 2200 faculty members on campus and several major affiliated research groups located in Austin, the opportunities for collaboration with other scientists working on geoarchaeological problems are numerous. Archaeologists are employed on campus in the departments of Anthropology, Art History, and Classics; the Jackson School of Geosciences employs many faculty researchers working on paleoenvironments and Quaternary environmental change. Off-campus resources include the Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory (TARL) and the Institute for Geophysics.
Contact : Professor Paul Hudson (512-232-1554; pfhudson@mail.utexas.edu) or Professor Robert Dull (512-232-3245; robdull@austin.utexas.edu). The Department of Geography and the Environment, A3100, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 78722. Website: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/geography/

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
College Station, TX
Departments of Anthropology and Geography: Texas A&M University offers specialized training in the field of geoarchaeology. Emphasis is placed on stratigraphic frameworks, site formation, and Paleoindian prehistory. Within the Department of Anthropology, geoarchaeology is part of a strong program in environmental archaeology with related courses in archaeological method and theory, regional courses, zooarchaeology, and archaeobotany. Within the Department of Geography, geoarchaeology is part of a strong program in geomorphology. Masters and doctoral degrees are offered through both departments. In either department, students are required to take certain core courses. However, students can choose from a variety of relevant classes in other disciplines. Key courses leading to a specialty in geoarchaeology include: geoarchaeology and geoarchaeology seminars (Anthropology); Quaternary geomorphology, geomorphology, arid lands geomorphology, fluvial geomorphology (Geography); sedimentology (Geology); and soil morphology and classification, pedology (Soil and Crop Science). In addition to these key classes, a well rounded background in archaeology and the other subdisciplines of archaeology are available. The geoarchaeology program is strongly associated with the Center for the Study of the First Americans. The focus of the Center is to understand the origin, dispersal, and arrival of the first inhabitants of the Americas. Rob Bonnichsen is Director and Michael Waters is Associate Director. Annual First Americans research projects are funded by the North Star Archaeological Research Program (Michael Waters, Executive Director).
Faculty regularly involved with the geoarchaeology program include: Darryl de Ruiter (zooarchaeology); Vaughn Bryant (archaeobotany); Rob Bonnichsen, David Carlson, Suzanne Eckert, Alston Thoms, Bruce Dickson (archaeology); Vatche Tchakerian (geomorphology, arid lands); Anne Chin (fluvial geomorphology); Daniel Sui (GIS); Thomas Boutton (stable carbon isotopes); Charles Hallmark (pedology); Lawrence Wilding (pedology); James Mazzullo (sedimentology).
For more information about the Department of Anthropology see our web page: http://anthropology.tamu.edu/
For more information about the Department of Geography see our web page: http://geog.tamu.edu
Contact: Professor Michael Waters, Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4352, (tel. 979-845-5246, e-mail: mwaters@tamu.edu ).

Washington University
St. Louis, MO
Departments of Anthropology and Earth & Planetary Sciences : Geoarchaeology is a focal area for our faculty and students. We emphasize interdisciplinary research involving faculty in Anthropology, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Art History and Archaeology, and Classics. Geoarchaeological studies complement and enhance existing research strengths at Washington University, including ongoing programs in paleoethnobotany, zooarchaeology, Pleistocene and Holocene climatic reconstruction, and the archaeological study of pre- and post-contact societies in North and South America, eastern and northern Africa, and the Near East. We have ongoing geoarchaeological research programs in North Africa and North America and are collaborating with researchers at universities and government agencies in the United States, Africa, Europe, and Canada. Graduate students interested in studying geoarchaeology at Washington University can take a Ph.D. in Anthropology or in Earth and Planetary Sciences; undergraduates can study geoarchaeology within the context of the major in Anthropology, Archaeology , or Earth and Planetary Sciences. The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences offers an undergraduate certificate in geobiology with a geoarchaeology focus.
Archaeology: Students interested in geoarchaeology and who are applying for graduate study in anthropological archaeology should apply for admission through the Department of Anthropology . Principal Anthropology faculty are:
T.R. Kidder (Geoarchaeology, alluvial geomorphology, North American archaeology)
Dave Browman (North and Latin American archaeology)
Fiona Marshall (Old World prehistory, African archaeology, zooarchaeology)
John Kelley (Archaeology of eastern North America)
Gayle Fritz (Paleoethnobotany; plant domestication; North American prehistory.)
Erik Trinkaus (Human paleontology; Paleolithic archaeology)
Tab Rassmusen (Primate evolution, paleontology)
Geosciences: Students interested in geoarchaeology and who are applying for graduate study in geosciences should apply through the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences . Principal Earth and Planetary Sciences faculty are:
Jennifer Smith (Geoarchaeology, geomorphology, paleoenvironmental reconstruction, GIS)
Joshua Smith (Sedimentology, vertebrate paleoecology)
Robert Dymek (Petrology, chemical characterization of natural materials)
Jill Pasteris (Mineralogy, biomineralization)
In addition, the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences has numerous faculty with expertise in satellite and geophysical remote sensing.
Related programs: Faculty in related fields include: Gwen Bennett ( Department of Art History and Archaeology ; China, lithic analysis, environmental archaeology), and Susan Rotroff ( Department of Classics ; ceramic analysis, Greece).
Resources: The Department of Anthropology has numerous resources for field and lab analysis, including a fully equipped Archaeology lab, a geoarchaeology lab for sediment analysis, field equipment (including laser transit, standard and differential GPS receivers, GIS software, and computers), paleoethnobotany labs, and zooarchaeology labs. The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences has modern laboratory facilities for rock processing, microscopy, analytical and isotopic geochemistry, (including XRF, INAA, ICP-MS, and EMP) and molecular geomicrobiology). The Tyson Research Center , a 2000-acre field station just outside the St. Louis metropolitan area, provides numerous opportunities for experimental studies of taphonomy or landscape evolution in a fluviokarst environment.
Contacts : Dr. T.R. Kidder ( trkidder@wustl.edu ; Department of Anthropology, Washington University, Campus Box 1114, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130; (314) 935-5242) or Dr. Jennifer Smith ( jensmith@levee.wustl.edu ; Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Campus Box 1169, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130; (314) 935-9451)

WASHINGTON, University of
Seattle, Washington
Department of Anthropology : Offers M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in archaeology that combine archaeology with geosciences. After comprehensive exams are passed in the 7th Quarter of residence, students are free to design (with consent of their advisor) an interdisciplinary program to suit the student's needs.
Principal faculty in archaeology are: Angela Close (Lithics, Old World Paleolithic), Jim Feathers (thermoluminescence lab); Ben Fitzhugh (Arctic, hunters and gatherers, theory); Donald K. Grayson (zooarchaeology, Great Basin and France), Peter Lape (SE Asia, historic archaeology, museum studies); Marcos Llobera (GIS, Landscape studies, Quantitative Studies, Europe); and Julie K. Stein (geoarchaeology, NW Coast. In Anthropology Department other interested faculty are Gerald Eck (Paleoanthropology, East Africa), Eric Smith (Ecological Anthropology, Inuit), and Gene Hunn (ethnobotany, Western Plateau of North American and Mesoamerica).
Faculty in related departments who offer courses of interest are: Jody Bourgeois (sedimentology and stratigraphy), Eric Steig (analytical geochemistry, paleoclimate, glaciology), John Stone (analytical geochemistry and paleoclimate); Robert Harrison (soil chemistry), and David Montgomery (geomorphology).
In addition to Archaeology Laboratories, other facilities are available to students pursuing geoarchaeological study, including the Quaternary Research Center (especially the access to visiting research fellows, seminars, and the editorial office of the interdisciplinary journal Quaternary Research), the Burke Museum (a natural history museum located on campus, containing archaeological collections from around the Pacific Rim). The thermoluminescence and stable isotope laboratories, the Department of Material Sciences, and the Archaeosediment Laboratory offer opportunities for geoarchaeological analysis. Geoarchaeology students have access to equipment and laboratories in Oceanography, Forestry, and Engineering, as well as the facilities in the Department of Earth and Space Science.
Contact: Professor Julie K. Stein, Department of Anthropology, Box 35-3100, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-3100 (tel. 206-685-2282 or 206-543-9603, e-mail: jkstein@u.washington.edu ).

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
Pullman, Washington
Department of Anthropology: Washington State University offers M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Anthropology. In the archaeology program, one can develop a geoarchaeology focus that can be applied to research topics such as palaeoenvironmental reconstruction, land use and human impact assessment as well as analysis of sediments from archaeological excavations. The geoarchaeology module emphasizes the use of soil and sediment analyses to further archaeological interpretation. Students gain practical experience in pedology, sedimentology¸ stratigraphy and soil micromorphology (thin-section analysis). The archaeology program values interdisciplinary perspectives.
In addition to geoarchaeology, the department specializes in other aspects of environmental archaeology including palynology, faunal identification, and climate change with foci on the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, Arctic, Southwest and Latin America. Current geoarchaeology research concerns long-term human-landscape interactions in the Rocky Mountains, agriculture and land use in South America and analyses of sediments from settlements.
Principal Anthropology faculty concerned are Melissa Goodman-Elgar (geoarchaeology), John G. Jones (palynology), and Karen Lupo (archaeozoology). The Department has laboratories for sedimentological, pollen, and faunal analyses. Faculty in other departments with related interests include Alan Busacca (pedology) and David Gaylord (sedimentology and environmental geology). On campus resources include the Geoanalytical Laboratory, Electron Microscopy Center, and Nuclear Radiation Center.
Contact: Professor Melissa Goodman-Elgar (tel. 509-335-4807; mage@wsu.edu). For departmental information packets and application forms contact the main office at 509-335-3441 or visit our web site at http://libarts.wsu.edu/anthro/

last updated 8.23.2008 aklf