Archaeology Concentration

Advisors: Dr. Sarah Campbell, Dr. Todd Koetje

Archaeology is the "cultural anthropology" of the human past. It uses scientific field work and laboratory techniques to investigate past human societies and the processes and effects of cultural evolution through the study of material remains. Archaeology also has its practical applications. For example: Archaeologists reconstructed ancient techniques used to grow fruit trees and other crops in the Negev Desert. Modern farmers successfully applied these ancient farming techniques to make the desert productive again for the first time in two-thousand years.

The Anthropology Department has a small, but growing program in archaeology. Our program is active in regional prehistoric and historic archaeology. Both undergraduate and graduate students' participation in fieldwork is encouraged, and necessary if one is to enter the field professionally. Unlike some professions, archaeology can be entered on some levels with a B.A. degree, although M.A. and Ph.D. work offer greater opportunities.

To Declare

Students are only eligible to declare an anthropology major if they have successfully completed any one of the following core courses: Anth 301, 303, 335.

Mid-Program Checkpoint

Students seeking to complete a BA degree in anthropology with an archaeology concentration within a four-year time span should have completed the following courses by the start of their junior year. Major omissions from this list will make it difficult or impossible to complete this degree within two additional years.

ANTH 201, 210, 215 and prerequisites for supporting courses in sciences.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:

Archaeology Concentration (80 credits)

This concentration is intended for students who plan to do professional work or enroll in a graduate program in archaeology.

Anthropology requirements as follows:

ANTH	201	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
	301	Anthropological Theory
	312	Field Course in Archaeology (or equivalent field experience recommended)
	335	Quantitative Methods in Anthropology or another basic statistics course under advisement
	496	Portfolio Assembly
One course from:
ANTH	330	Religion and Culture
	338	Economic Anthropology
	350	The Ecology of Human Variation
	351	Family and Kinship Organization
	352	Cross Cultural Study of Aging
	353	Sex and Gender in Culture
	424	Medical Anthropology
	429	Politics, Participation and the Critique of Power
	440	Cyborg Anthropology
	453	Women of the Global South
	475	Global Migration
	481	Childhood and Culture
	484	Cross-Cultural Education
One course from:
ANTH	361	Native Peoples of North America
	362	People of Asia
	365	Peoples of Latin America
	460	Culture and Society of Japan
	462	Native Peoples of the Northwest
	463	Peoples of East and Southeast Asia
	465	Peoples of Mexico and Central Amerca
	476	Borderlands
Two courses from:
ANTH	308	Hunter-Gatherer Societies in the World Prehistory
	310	The Rise of Civilizations
	314	Archaeology of North America
Two courses from:
ANTH	406	Archaeological Method and Theory
	410	Archaeological Analysis and Interpretation
	411	Archaeology of Northwestern North America
	428	Cultural Resource Management
Two courses from:
ANTH	420	Human Osteology and Forensic Anthropology
	422	Nutritional Anthropology
	470	Museology Studies
12 credits of supporting courses in sciences, history or mathematics selected under advisement. Strongly recommended courses include:
GEOL	310	Geomorphology
	316	Research in Marine Paleontology
	413	Fluvial Geomorphology
	415	Stratigraphy and Sedimentation
ENVS	325	Geography of Landforms
	220	Map Reading and Analysis
	321	Computer Cartography
	427	Soil Landscapes
	422	Advanced GIS


Other electives under advisement

PLEASE NOTE: Anth 303 and 490 are optional.

Only one 100-level course will count toward major, minor or archaeology concentration.

At least one course of each of the major subfields: Physical Anthroplogy, Archaeology and Linguistics.
(Ling 201 or 204, ENG 370 may be substituted for an anthroplogical linguistic course.)