ANTH311

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Archaeological Method and Theory

Anthropology College of Liberal Arts

Course Subject Code

ANTH

Course Number

311

Status

Active

Course Attributes

CEA: ProgCLA-CEA and Au Pair, EMAN: Major-Anthropology Elective, IMMX: GenEd-Immersive Experience, IMRC, MANT: Major-Anthropology, NARC: Minor-Archaeology, QUAN: GenEd-Quantitative, WRMJ: GenEd-Writing in the Major, ENAN: Minor-Anthropology Elective, NANT: Minor-Anthropology

Course Short Title

Archaeological Method and Theo

Course Long Title

Archaeological Method and Theory

Course Description

Offers a counterpoint to ANTH 230 in examining how questions asked by archaeologists are addressed. Archaeology relies on a body of theories and methods for reading human prehistory from the incomplete record left by past cultures. Topics may include techniques of excavation and artifact analysis and the major theoretical approaches to archaeological inference. Divided between lecture and laboratory sessions in which students analyze archaeological data.

Min

4

Repeatable

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Course Restrictions

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Equivalent Course(s)

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