Labs

The following table, listing all lab topics, also includes resources associated with the first few lab sessions.

Lab files.
SES #	TOPICS	SUPPORTING RESOURCES
Lab1	Chronology and Dating Techniques	Required Reading Fagan, B. M. "Time." In Archaeology: A Brief Introduction. 8th ed. East Rutherford, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002, pp. 79-97. ISBN: 9780130994363.
Lab2	Chronology and Dating Techniques (cont.)	Required Reading Radiocarbon Handout (PDF) Optional Reading Balter, M. "Radiocarbon Datings's Final Frontier." Science 313 (September 15, 2006): 1560-1563.
Lab3	Site Documentation - Map Reading, Site Location	Required Readings Selected Notes (PDF) USGS: The Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Grid (PDF) Geomagnetism: Long Term Movement of the North Magnetic Pole
Lab4	Site Documentation - Mapping (PDF)
Lab5	Stone Technology Lab: Manufacturing Techniques
Lab6	Stone Technology Lab: Debitage Identification / Classification
Lab7	Stone Technology Lab: Artifact Identification / Classification
Lab8	Ceramics Lab: Ceramics as Archaeological Materials, Forming and Firing Ceramic Vessels
Lab9	Ceramics Lab: Analysis of Ceramics as Materials	Handouts Background on Adrar Abu; Preparation for Paper 2 (PDF)
Lab10	Faunal Analysis Lab: Bone / Element Identification
Lab11	Faunal Analysis Lab: Bone / Faunal Identification