ANT 107 - Intro to Archaeology

 
Description
Archaeology is the study of the human cultural past by analyzing the material left behind by past societies. Students focus on what archaeologists try to accomplish, how they conduct their work and why. Students survey world prehistory from the evolution of ancestral hominin species through the rise of ancient civilizations. Focus is on the methods employed by archaeologists to locate and study cultures and peoples’ ways of life using the shreds of evidence recovered during excavation and from museum collections. Students also explore ethical, legal and political issues involved in conducting archaeological study in the United States today.

1. Identify the primary goals of archaeologists.
2. Outline how archaeology relates to anthropology.
3. Describe how archaeologists locate and recover evidence of past peoples.
4. Explain how archaeologists use artifacts and other remains to learn about diet, technology, social behavior and beliefs.
5. Describe how social science research methods are used in archaeology.

1. Scientific archaeology
2. Archaeological data
3. Fieldwork and excavation methods
4. Site discovery
5. Dating techniques
6. Artifact analysis
7. Hominin evolution
8. Paleolithic adaptations
9. Peopling of the New World
10. Mesolithic/Archaic cultures
11. Origins of domestication
12. Ancient complex societies
13. Ethics in archaeology

• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
• Culture Society & Citizenship

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