Archaeology in Context: The Influence of the Geoarchaeological Career of Paul Goldberg

Part of: Society for American Archaeology 80th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2015)

In May 2014, Dr. Paul Goldberg officially retired as Professor of Archaeology at Boston University. Over the past four decades, he has dedicated himself to collaborative research and the study of archaeological sites and landscapes at multiple scales. In the process he has helped revolutionize our understanding of site formation processes. Although he is best known for his work with micromorpholgy in archaeology, Paul has an exemplary record of geoscience-based research and teaching in all aspects of archaeology. In addition, he has participated in some of the key debates about the evolution of our own species. His influence has been considerable, not just in North America, but across the world. Typical of individuals who make innovative and remarkable contributions to archaeology, Paul has moved from being a lonely voice on the edge of the field to the center of a revolution in archaeologists' abilities to learn about human behavior from imperfect records. This symposium seeks to honor Paul Goldberg's long career and demonstrate his numerous contributions to archaeology through the work of others.

Other Keywords
Geoarchaeology • Micromorphology • Paleolithic • Shell Middens • Stratigraphy • Mounds • Site Formation Processes • Peat • Sediments • MIdden

Geographic Keywords
AFRICA • Europe • West Asia • South America • North America - Midwest • North America - NW Coast/Alaska • North America - Southeast

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  1. A Brief Review of the Work of Paul Goldberg in SW France (2015)
  2. Cave Life Histories of non-anthropogenic Sediments helps us "raise the bar" in our understandings of anthropogenic Sediments (2015)
  3. The Earlier Stone Age Occupation of Wonderwerk Cave: Combining the Archaeology and Geology (2015)
  4. From Kebara to KwaZulu-Natal: Integrating Micromorphology and Mineralogical Analyses in the Study of Diagenesis in Combustion Features (2015)
  5. From Microstratigraphy to Ritual Behavior: the study of Earthen Monuments in Eastern North America. (2015)
  6. Insights into site formation processes at La-Roche-à-Pierrot, Saint Césaire (Charente-Maritime, France): A microstratigraphic perspective (2015)
  7. It’s all about scale—thoughts on Paul Goldberg’s contributions to geoarchaeology (2015)
  8. A microstratigrapic perspective on early civic and ritual architecture: a case from the Kala Uyuni site, Bolivia (2015)
  9. A Most Interesting Career: Paul Goldberg's Other Contributions to Life and Science (2015)
  10. New Evidence for Complex Occupation Patterns at Dmanisi, a 1.85-1.76 Ma Site in the Georgian Caucasus (2015)
  11. Recent Applications of Micromorphology to Cultural Resources Management in the Pacific Northwest (2015)
  12. Sea Shells by the Sea Shore: microstratigraphic investigations of the Cabeço da Amoreira Mesolithic shell midden (Muge, Portugal) (2015)
  13. Site Formation Processes and Stratigraphy of Akrotiri Aetokremnos, Cyprus: The Devil is in the Details (2015)
  14. Unraveling the Site Formation Process at Finch (47JE0902): A Multicomponent Habitation in Southeastern Wisconsin (2015)
  15. Where’s the beef? The value of an interdisciplinary approach to PPN features (2015)