Archaeological Research Facility
Geochemical Research Laboratory
The Geochemical Research Laboratory specializes in archaeological geochemistry; specifically, the use of energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence spectrometry to determine the selected elemental composition of volcanic rocks, and the use of chemical elements to determine the likely geologic source for archaeological artifacts.
Azarpay Research Profile
Research Interests
- Art of Silk Roads: art of the stations on the intercontinental trade routes between China and the Mediterranean in the first millennium AD, with articles in press and in progress.
- Sasanian Seal Stones: A Catalogue of Ancient Seals in UC Collections (book in preparation).
- The Interpretation of Sasanian Art (in "Sasanian Art Beyond the Persian World,") paper contributed to the Vladimir Lukonin Memorial Lecture in Iranian Studies, the British Museum, July 1997, Proceedings to appear in 2000.
Habu Research Profile
Archaeology of Japan
Since the time of her hiring, Prof. Habu has been conducting the following four archaeological projects:
(1) Analysis of Early Jomon Data from Central Japan
As a continuation of her dissertation research, she has been conducting the analysis of Early Jomon data from central Japan. In particular, in the academic year of 1996/97, she conducted an analysis of artifacts from the Takada Shell-midden, Kanagawa Prefecture. She plans to publish the results of this analysis in the form of a monograph.
Amundson Research Profile
Research Interests
- The use of chemical and isotopic techniques to determine the relationship of climate and flora to soil properties.
Recent work with archaeological applications includes:
Field course in Historical Archaeology
Faculty: Laurie Wilkie
UC Berkeley Course: Anthropology 134A.1
Duration: 05/26-07/02/09
Historical archaeology at a late 19th early 20th century house, Berkeley, California
Remixing Çatalhöyük
Located in central Turkey, Çatalhöyük (”cha-tal-hu-yuk”) is the site of a Neolithic farming community that flourished from 9,400 until 7,700 years ago. The website is a production of Berkeley Archaeologists at Çatalhöyük (BACH), directed by Ruth Tringham a professor of Anthropology at UC Berkeley.
Nemea Center for Classical Archaeology
The Nemea Center is committed to teaching, research, and public service in an on-going research project at Nemea in Greece. The center is directed by Kim Shelton, Classics professor at UC Berkeley.
Nemea Center field schools
Currently there are two Archaeological Field Schools, one in Nemea and the other in Mycenae. The purpose of the field schools is to provide an opportunity for undergraduate students to participate in archaeological research in Greece and receive academic credit from the UCB Classics Department.
Jomon Field School 2010
Principal Faculty: Professor Junko Habu
UC Berkeley Course: Anthropology 134A
This six-week summer program provides an introduction to field and laboratory methods in the archaeology of prehistoric Jomon hunter-gatherers of Japan. It is currently the only archaeological field school in Japan offered by an American university. As part of the Berkeley Sannai Maruyama/Goshizawa Matsumori Project (see below), we will excavate the Goshizawa Matsumori site. At this site, we will excavate one pit- dwelling, catalog the potsherds and other artifacts excavated from the site, and collect soil-samples for flotation. Flotation will be done to retrieve floral/faunal remains and lithic debitage. We also plan to work on soil samples that were previously collected from the Sannai Maruyama Site. This field school is run in collaboration with the Aomori Prefectural Archaeological Center, Board of Education of Aomori City, and the Preservation Office of the Sannai Maruyama site (a branch office of the Board of Education of Aomori Prefecture).
Archaeological Research Facility • 2251 College Building
University of California • Berkeley, CA 94720-1076
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