Join the next installment of the 2021-2022 UGA Laboratory of Archaeology Speaker Series: The Intersection of Archaeological Science and Tribal Perspectives with "The Dirt on Soils, Sediments, and Geoarchaeology." Join Dr. Sarah Sherwood, from the University of the South - Sewanee, with Kenneth H. Carleton, from the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, as a discussant. Registration is required: https://bit.ly/3uJpRlL

Abstract: For a long time, soils and sediments were just the dirt that held artifacts. But through collaboration and interdisciplinary training, geoarchaeologists now use perspectives and methods from the natural sciences that carefully consider soils and sediments (the dirt) and how it can provide important information towards questions about the past. I will discuss what geoarchaeology is and what soils and sediments can tell us, and the basics of the techniques used in the field and the lab.

"The Intersection of Archaeological Science and Tribal Perspectives" 2021-2022 series will include presentations regarding the basics of several specialized archaeological science techniques and how those can intersect with tribal perspectives regarding sampling, destructive analysis, consultation, and NAGPRA. Each lecture will conclude with input from various tribal discussants from the Muscogee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and Seminole Tribe of Florida. This series is for students and professionals who would like to just learn about some of the specialized methods employed in archaeological investigations and how they can be better integrated with tribal interests.