Spring 2026 Anthropology GU4346 section 001

LAB TECHNIQUES IN ARCHAEOLOGY

Call Number 13062
Day & Time
Location
F 10:10am-12:00pm
To be announced
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Zoe Crossland
Type LABORATORY
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

“Laboratory Methods in Archaeology” is an intensive introduction to the analysis of archaeological artifacts and samples in which we explore how the organic and inorganic remains from archaeological sites can be used to build rigorous claims about the human past. In 2023, this course will focus on pre-contact and post-contact assemblages from the New York-metro area, including materials from the legacy collections of Ralph Solecki. Participants will be introduced to the history, geology, and ecology of the New York area and specialized laboratory modules focus on the analysis of chipped stone artifacts, ceramics, animal bone, glass, and a range of post-contact artifacts.

The course only demands participation in the seminars and laboratory modules and successful completion of the written assignments, but all students are encouraged to develop specialized research projects to be subsequently expanded into either (1) a thesis project or (2) a conference presentation at the Society for American Archaeology, Society for Historical Archaeology, or Theoretical Archaeology Group meeting.

Web Site Vergil
Department Anthropology
Enrollment 0 students (18 max) as of 1:06PM Thursday, October 30, 2025
Subject Anthropology
Number GU4346
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Open To GSAS
Fee $25 Anthropology Lab F
Note Mandatory Lab Fee $25
Section key 20261ANTH4346W001