Identifying Deeply Buried Sites: A Case Study from Site CA-SLO-16, Morro Bay, California

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Archaeologists have historically studied the human-environment relationship through the lens of behavior, activity, and advancement. The study of past landscapes is focused on the human behavior response to these changes, not the effects these environmental changes have on archaeological sites. Geomorphological studies allow for understanding environmental change and the natural processes that alter the environment (global warming, flooding, sea-level rise, etc.). These environmental factors not only have an effect on the people of that time, but also preservation and visibility of archaeological sites and later, the appropriate methods for identification of these resources. This case study highlights how landscape evolution, surface landform age mapping, buried site sensitivity modeling, and geoarchaeological identification methods can affect the probability of identifying deeply buried archaeological sites. Additionally, this poster will provide geoarchaeological applications for future research.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 37928.0