Geoarchaeology at Hamilton represents a new generation of innovative, interdisciplinary study in the earth sciences. Using geologic methods and principles to enhance our ability to interpret and understand the archaeologic record, geoarchaeology is a major field that has undergone tremendous growth in recent decades. The Hamilton program is a research-oriented bridge between the Geosciences Department and the Archaeology Program operated within the Anthropology Department. It combines the extensive resources of these two disciplines to provide specialized training to undergraduates that is typically available only to graduate students in large, research-oriented institutions.
The Geoarchaeology Program combines a broad course sequence in anthropology, geosciences and supporting fields with specialized coursework and a senior project. The focus is on such topics as geochronology, stratigraphic succession, paleoenvironmental reconstruction and landscape evolution. Hamilton is rare among undergraduate institutions in offering a geoarchaeology major, which is made possible by the breadth of expertise among faculty members in both the Geosciences and Archaeology programs.
The geosciences and archaeology programs are housed in adjacent teaching and research facilities in Hamilton's state-of-the-art Science Center. Geoarchaeology students have optimum access to laboratory space and analytic instruments in both disciplines.
Geoarchaeology majors may do field research in both geology and archaeology, studying at sites stretching from Antarctica and the European Alps to the Florida Keys and Hawaii. They also regularly do field work in the Central New York region surrounding the College.
Faculty members in the geosciences and archaeology programs are highly regarded scholars and accomplished teachers. They include a New York State teacher of the year, several winners of campus Excellence in Teaching awards and numerous recipients of prestigious research grants. In the classroom, the laboratory and the field, the emphasis is on intensive student-teacher interaction and hands-on training in research skills.
Geoarchaeology is a growing field in part because it provides the cutting-edge analytical tools and theoretical concepts to measure and understand climate change. Geoarchaeologists do real-world science with the potential to make a difference in the lives of future generations.
The geosciences and archaeology programs are housed in adjacent teaching and research facilities in Hamilton's state-of-the-art Science Center. Geoarchaeology students have optimum access to laboratory space and analytic instruments in both disciplines.
Geoarchaeology majors may do field research in both geology and archaeology, studying at sites stretching from Antarctica and the European Alps to the Florida Keys and Hawaii. They also regularly do field work in the Central New York region surrounding the College.
Faculty members in the geosciences and archaeology programs are highly regarded scholars and accomplished teachers. They include a New York State teacher of the year, several winners of campus Excellence in Teaching awards and numerous recipients of prestigious research grants. In the classroom, the laboratory and the field, the emphasis is on intensive student-teacher interaction and hands-on training in research skills.
Geoarchaeology is a growing field in part because it provides the cutting-edge analytical tools and theoretical concepts to measure and understand climate change. Geoarchaeologists do real-world science with the potential to make a difference in the lives of future generations.
The geosciences and archaeology programs are housed in adjacent teaching and research facilities in Hamilton's state-of-the-art Science Center. Geoarchaeology students have optimum access to laboratory space and analytic instruments in both disciplines.
Geoarchaeology majors may do field research in both geology and archaeology, studying at sites stretching from Antarctica and the European Alps to the Florida Keys and Hawaii. They also regularly do field work in the Central New York region surrounding the College.
Faculty members in the geosciences and archaeology programs are highly regarded scholars and accomplished teachers. They include a New York State teacher of the year, several winners of campus Excellence in Teaching awards and numerous recipients of prestigious research grants. In the classroom, the laboratory and the field, the emphasis is on intensive student-teacher interaction and hands-on training in research skills.
Geoarchaeology is a growing field in part because it provides the cutting-edge analytical tools and theoretical concepts to measure and understand climate change. Geoarchaeologists do real-world science with the potential to make a difference in the lives of future generations.
The geosciences and archaeology programs are housed in adjacent teaching and research facilities in Hamilton's state-of-the-art Science Center. Geoarchaeology students have optimum access to laboratory space and analytic instruments in both disciplines.
Geoarchaeology majors may do field research in both geology and archaeology, studying at sites stretching from Antarctica and the European Alps to the Florida Keys and Hawaii. They also regularly do field work in the Central New York region surrounding the College.
Faculty members in the geosciences and archaeology programs are highly regarded scholars and accomplished teachers. They include a New York State teacher of the year, several winners of campus Excellence in Teaching awards and numerous recipients of prestigious research grants. In the classroom, the laboratory and the field, the emphasis is on intensive student-teacher interaction and hands-on training in research skills.
Geoarchaeology is a growing field in part because it provides the cutting-edge analytical tools and theoretical concepts to measure and understand climate change. Geoarchaeologists do real-world science with the potential to make a difference in the lives of future generations.
