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ANTH& 204 - Archaeology
Credits: 5
Variable Credit Course: No
Lecture Hours: 55
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0
Course Description: A comprehensive survey of archaeology introducing the student to methods, principles, ethics, and reconstruction of artifacts and sites used by archaeologists to reconstruct past cultures in the old and new world.
Prerequisite: ENGL& 101 with a C or higher.
Strongly Recommended:
Special Requirements:
Distribution Requirements: Social Sciences Distribution Requirement
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No
Student Learning Outcomes
- Understand where archaeology fits into the study of Anthropology.
- Understand various archaeological techniques including dating, preservation.
- Know various archaeological sites and their importance to human prehistory/history.
- Understand the need for ethics in Archaeology.
- Understand the various similariities/dissimilarities between Old World (classic) and New World Archaeology.
- Understand the vocabulary of the descipline as well as the theories implicit in the dicipline.
Course Contents
- General information on dating techniques–their effectiveness/drawbacks.
- Problems with preservation of artifactual remains/site identification/adn procedure for excavation.
- Old World Archaeology.
- New World Archaeology.
Instructional Units: 5
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