Developing International Geoarchaeology
Helen Lewis (University College Dublin, UCD School of Archaeology)
Melissa Goodman-Elgar (Washington State University)
Stefania Merlo (University of Botswana)
Abstract
The goal of DIG (Developing International Geoarchaeology) is to bring together a wide variety of international researchers, practitioners and students in what is a diverse and interdisciplinary field in order to facilitate discussion, stimulate research, and promote international scholarship in geoarchaeology.
This theme aims to continue to expand the DIG remit and audience, by running a series of sessions focused on developing geoarchaeological approaches internationally. The intent is to present work interesting to an international and interdisciplinary audience, to elicit discussion of geoarchaeological approaches, and to make new connections between archaeologists from different parts of the world. The theme is also associated with an international archaeological soil micromorphology workshop, run independently at UCD in the 2-3 days prior to WAC.
As part of the DIG theme at WAC, an exhibition of images will be held throughout the conference: 'Hidden Worlds - A Journey in Geoarchaeology' will be held in Room G105A.
Sessions
- Geoarchaeology and dark earths I (Tuesday 1st July: 08:30 - 10:30)
- Geoarchaeology and dark earths II (Tuesday 1st July: 11:00 - 13:00)
- Geoarchaeology of submerged archaeological sites: studies in site characterization and formation process (Thursday 3rd July: 11:00 - 13:00)
- Landuse and landscape (Thursday 3rd July: 16:00 - 18:00)
- New developments in dating and age modeling (Tuesday 1st July: 16:00 - 18:00)
- The cultural use of caves and rockshelters I (Monday 30th June: 08:30 - 10:30)
- The cultural use of caves and rockshelters II (Monday 30th June: 11:00 - 13:00)
- The geoarchaeology of houses: towards a social archaeology (Monday 30th June: 16:00 - 18:00)
- Transatlantic collaborations and contributions to geoarchaeology (Thursday 3rd July: 08:30 - 10:30)
- Geoarcheological examination of the peat bog at Nagybárkány
- Reconstructing the geoarchaeological landscape of Zominthos (central Crete) by geophysical prospection and geomorphological investigations
Associated Posters
