Archaeology Concentration

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Coordinator: Suzanne M. Spencer Wood (Anthropology)

Committee: Jon Carroll (Anthropology), Leslie Cavell (Art History), Andrea Eis (Art History), Michael Pytlik (Religious Studies), Suzanne M. Spencer-Wood (Anthropology), Richard B. Stamps (emeritus Anthropology), Susan E. Wood (Art History)

The concentration in archaeology prepares students for graduate study in archaeology. It is also helpful for students interested in an interdisciplinary approach to human cultural development viewed from historical, aesthetic and scientific perspectives. A minimum of 28 credits is required for this program, distributed as follows.

1. Required courses

AH 1001 - History of Western Art, Prehistory through Medieval (4)
AN 1511 - Human and Cultural Evolution (4)
AN 3571 - Archaeological Methods and Theory (4)

2. One of the following

AH 3040 - Buddhist Art (4)
AH 3110 - Art of the Ancient Near East (4)
AH 3120 - Greek Art (4)
AH 3130 - Roman Art (4)
AH 3240 - Islamic Art (4)
AH 3800 - Museum Studies in Art History (4)
AN 3000 - Current Problems in Anthropology (4)
AN 3410 - Museum Studies in Archaeology (4)
AN 3430 - The Archaeology of Civilizations (4)
AN 3450 - Archaeology of North America (4)
AN 3560 - Historical Archaeology (4)
AN 3562 - Archaeology of Israel (4)
AN 3563 - Archaeology, Ideology and Sacred Sites in the Ancient Near East (4)

3. Eight credits in field methods

AN 3581 - Archaeological Field School (4 OR 8)

4. At least 4 elective credits selected from

An additional course chosen from requirement #2 above
AH 3020 - Chinese Art (4)
AH 3220 - Early Medieval, Byzantine, and Romanesque Art (4)
HST 2600 - Introduction to Latin American History to 1825 (4)
HST 3110 - History of the North American Colonies (4)
HST 3710 - Ancient and “Medieval” African Civilizations (4)
HST 3310 - Ancient Greece and Rome (4)
PHY 1060 - Earth Science/Physical Geography (4)

Note

Students are reminded that professional conservation work requires knowledge in botany and chemistry. New and special topics classes, where appropriate, may be petitioned to count toward graduation. Students wishing to enroll in the archaeology concentration should file a minor and concentration authorization form with the concentration coordinator.