ANT 201 Principles and Interpretations in Archaeology 3 credits

Archaeology is the study of past societies/cultures primarily through an examination of their material remains (what they left behind). This course is a general introduction both to world prehistory and to the science of archaeology. The course traces the sequence of events leading from our earliest human ancestors to the development of the world's great original civilizations. The course may also examine the prehistory of other parts of the world and the chronology of events there which resulted in other very complex cultures. The course also presents some of the methods and theories used in archaeology, as a subfield of anthropology. While students are not engaging in actual archaeological fieldwork, they learn about surveying and excavating sites as well as analyzing and interpreting archaeological data. R, W1, 11 (3 lecture hours) IAI: SI 903