Introduction to Archaeology
How archaeologists recover and interpret the material remains of the human past.
ANTH-203 Year 2 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Anthropology
Course content
- 1What archaeology isComing
- 2The archaeological record and site formationComing
- 3Finding sites: survey and remote sensingComing
- 4ExcavationComing
- 5Dating the pastComing
- 6Stone tools and technologyComing
- 7Ceramics and other artifactsComing
- 8Environmental archaeologyComing
- 9Settlement and social organizationComing
- 10The origins of farmingComing
- 11The rise of cities and statesComing
- 12Archaeology, heritage and descendant communitiesComing
Description
How archaeologists recover and interpret the material remains of the human past.
Part of the Arts & Social Sciences stream, typically taken in year 2.