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A geoarchaeologist analyzes a stratigraphy on the route of the LGV Est high-speed railway line. geoarchaeologist at work on column sample Geoarchaeology is a multi-disciplinary approach which uses the techniques and subject matter of geography, geology, geophysics and other Earth sciences to examine topics which inform archaeological and chronological knowledge and thought.
Michael Waters is an American academic working as a professor of anthropology and geography at Texas A&M University, where he holds the Endowed Chair in First American Studies. [1] He specializes in geoarchaeology, [1] and has applied this method to the investigation of Clovis and later Paleo-Indian, and possible pre-Clovis occupation sites. [2]
During his sophomore year Holliday transferred to the University of Texas at Austin where he earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) with Honors in Anthropology (1972). [1] Holliday went on to earn a Master of Art (M.A.)in Museum Science from Texas Tech University (1977). [1] As an undergraduate Holliday's main interest was Texas archaeology.
University of Texas at Austin Karl W. Butzer (August 19, 1934 – May 4, 2016) was a German-born American geographer, ecologist, and archaeologist. He received two degrees at McGill University , Montreal: the B.Sc. (hons) in Mathematics in 1954 and later his master's degree in Meteorology and Geography.
Geoarchaeology of the Richard Beene Site. In Archaeological and Paleoecological Investigations at the Richard Beene Site (41BX831), South Central Texas, edited by A.V. Thoms and R.D. Mandel, pp. 27–60. Center for Ecological Archaeology, Reports of Investigations No. 8, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. Mandel, R.D. (Editor), 2006.
The station at KAUS/Austin Bergstrom International Airport includes records since 1942 and KATT/Austin City-Camp Mabry records date back to 1856. The Center also provides weather monitoring services during special occasions or emergencies for the University of Texas. [3]
Geoarchaeological survey of stratigraphic units using a versatile coring unit, a common tool for environmental archaeologists. Environmental archaeology is a sub-field of archaeology which emerged in 1970s [1] and is the science of reconstructing the relationships between past societies and the environments they lived in. [2] [3] The field represents an archaeological-palaeoecological approach ...
A Geographical Information System (GIS) is used within digital archaeology to document, survey and analyse the spatial data of archaeological sites. The use of a GIS within the study of archaeology involves in-field analysis and collection of archaeological and environmental data, predominantly through aerial photography, spatial cognition, digital maps [1] and satellite imaging. [6]