ANTH 1300

Archaeologists use a variety of methods and perspectives to learn about people in the past. They do not study dinosaurs or hunt for buried treasure! This course will provide a broad overview of archaeology, including how it is applied today in business and academic research, and to understand the past choices of people around the globe. The course will introduce survey, excavation, and dating as data collection methods. It will explore the data interpretation techniques used to reconstruct what people ate, how they organized themselves, and how they engaged with each other and their surrounding environment over the past 3 million years.