Fall 2024 Anthropology UN2028 section 001

THINK LIKE AN ARCHAEOLOGIST

THINK LIKE AN ARCHAEOLOGI

Call Number 10347
Day & Time
Location
MW 10:10am-11:25am
310 Fayerweather
Points 4
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Hannah Chazin
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description This course provides a comprehensive introduction to methods and theory in archaeology – by exploring how archaeologists work to create narratives about the past (and the present) on the basis on the material remains of the past. The course begins with a consideration of how archaeologists deal with the remains of the past in the present: What are archaeological sites and how do we ‘discover’ them? How do archaeologists ‘read’ or analyze sites and artifacts? From there, we will turn to the question of how archaeologists interpret these materials traces, in order to create narratives about life in the past. After a review of the historical development of theoretical approaches in archaeological interpretation, the course will consider contemporary approaches to interpreting the past.
Web Site Vergil
Department Anthropology
Enrollment 43 students (90 max) as of 9:06AM Friday, December 13, 2024
Subject Anthropology
Number UN2028
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Fee $25 Anthropology Lab F
Note Enrollment priorities: Anth & Arch majors. Must register for
Section key 20243ANTH2028W001