Semester Requirements
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Archaeological science is the application of techniques from the physical sciences to research problems in archaeology and related disciplines. Over the past six decades archaeological science has provided powerful tools for understanding the past, ranging from absolute dating to bone chemistry. It has become an established sub-field within the discipline of archaeology, which itself has grown during the same period from a discipline largely focused on cultural history (the use of artifacts to reconstruct regional cultural sequences) and the validation of documentary history to the explanation of the processes of cultural change in the past.
Required Courses:
ANTH-103 Archaeology and the Human Past
ANTH-415 Archaeological Science
Electives—Choose three of the following (at least one course must be selected from each group and at least one course must be 300-level or higher):
Disciplinary:
ANTH-230 Great Discoveries in Archaeology
ANTH-250 Themes in Archaeological Research
ANTH-255 Regional Archaeology
ANTH-315 Archaeology of Cities
ANTH-355 Historic Archaeology
Applied/Laboratory:
ANTH-215 Field Methods in Archaeology
ANTH-360 Humans and Their Environment
ANTH-375 Native American Repatriation
ANTH-420 Exploring Ancient Technology
ANTH-440 Survey of Metallurgy
ANTH-435 Garbage Archaeology
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Archaeological science is the application of techniques from the physical sciences to research problems in archaeology and related disciplines. Over the past six decades archaeological science has provided powerful tools for understanding the past, ranging from absolute dating to bone chemistry. It has become an established sub-field within the discipline of archaeology, which itself has grown during the same period from a discipline largely focused on cultural history (the use of artifacts to reconstruct regional cultural sequences) and the validation of documentary history to the explanation of the processes of cultural change in the past.
Required Course:
0510-507 Archaeological Science
Electives—Choose two courses from each of the following groups:
Disciplinary
0510-465 Social and Cultural Theory
0510-502 Archaeology and the Human Past
0510-506 Great Discoveries in Archaeology
0510-508 Archaeology of Cities
0510-511 Field Methods in Archaeology
Applied/Laboratory
0505-422 Art Materials: Photography
0505-423 Art Materials: Panel Printing
0505-438 Conservation of Cultural Materials
0510-461 Native American Repatriation
0510-485 Exploring Ancient Technology
0510-507 Archaeological Science
0510-509 Survey of Metallurgy
0510-512 Garbage Archaeology