The Future of Geoarchaeology: Student Research and Insights

This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "The Future of Geoarchaeology: Student Research and Insights" at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Students of geoarchaeology are the future of the discipline. These emerging professionals are at the forefront of developing new research questions, utilizing cutting-edge methodologies, and implementing innovative analytical approaches to answering archaeological questions about human activity and human-environmental interaction in the past. It is only fair to provide a space to showcase these rising professionals. This poster session will do just that and bring together students from across the country to highlight recent advances in geoarchaeological research in all aspects of the field, including geophysics, geomorphology, geochronology, geochemistry, GIS and soil science. Students in all aspects of geoarchaeology are encouraged to submit, including development of archaeological site sensitivity models based on geomorphologic assessments, near-surface geophysical prospection, deep subsurface testing techniques below the depth of traditional shovel testing, detailed stratigraphic analysis of archaeological excavations, geochemical and petrographic approaches to raw material sourcing, paleoenvironmental reconstruction, and human-environmental interaction. In additional to traditional geoarchaeological approaches, interdisciplinary and multi-proxy research are highly encouraged. Both undergraduate and graduate students are welcome and encouraged to submit.