Session: Geoarchaeology and Ancient Anthropogenic Soils Oral (includes student competition)

Division: SSSA Division: Urban and Anthropogenic Soils

Title: Geoarchaeology and Ancient Anthropogenic Soils Oral (includes student competition)

Lead Community Sponsor:
Cosponsor: SSSA Division: Pedology, SSSA Division: Wetland Soils
Community Cosponsor:
Format: Oral Topical Session
Keywords: anthropogenic soils, dark earth soils and geoarchaeology and soils

Session Description: Geoarachaeology is an interdisciplinary field that incorporates aspects of soil, geomorphology, and archaeology. The goal of this cross-divisional session is to showcase diverse research perspectives spanning latitudes within the Americas and highlight the use of morphological, physical, and chemical soil properties to understand anthropogenic changes to the landscape.