Back to School: Stratigraphy - Dirt 150

It's our 150th episode! Wow! This week we're starting our Back To School series with a short primer on stratigraphy. How do archaeologists divide a site into time periods? How did people first figure out that layers of sediment accumulate over time through different processes? How many dirt/soil/sediment puns is Anna capable of making in roughly forty minutes? We’ll find out. Links Stratigraphy: Earth's Geological, Archaeological Layers (ThoughtCo) Charles Lyell: Principles of Geology (WGBH) About Sir Charles Lyell (University of Edinburgh) Charles Lyell (Encyclopedia Britannica) The Blasphemous Geologist Who Rocked Our Understanding of Earth’s Age (Smithsonian) Harris Matrix (Wikipedia) The Harris Matrix Tool for Comprehending the Archaeological Past (ThoughtCo) How to Read a Munsell Color Chart (Munsell Color) Atapuerca (Don’s Maps) Chicken Bones May Be the Legacy of Our Time (Smithsonian) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: [email protected] ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet Tee Public Store Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.