Basic principles of stratigraphy, applications and limits. Diversity of methods for dating sedimentary rocks. Overview of the geological time scale. Basic principles of geological mapping (topographic and geological map, cross-sections, application exercises in tabular series, monoclinal series, folded series, faulted series, series with angular unconformity). Field work: identification of rocks in the field, stratigraphic column representation, geological mapping, reconstitution of the history of the studied area, links with the regional geological context.

• Be able to apply the principles of stratigraphy to date rocks in a relative way.
• Be able to choose the right method(s) for dating sedimentary rocks.
• Be able to understand the organization of geological formations in 3 dimensions and be able to make geological cross-sections.
• Be able to produce a map commentary to tell the story of a given area.
• Be able to draw a stratigraphic column and to complete a geological map.

1. Geological maps: an introduction. Alex Maltman, Open University Press.

Basics of sedimentology, ability to recognize sedimentary rocks, good vision in space, knowledge of the structure of the Earth, knowledge of the major geodynamic contexts and understanding of their functioning.