Archaeology

Minor

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Requirements for the Minor (24 Credits)

The minor in archaeology requires students to complete at least 24 credits following the schedule listed below. First, all students complete 12 credits of core courses. The core courses provide the foundation in archaeological methods and theories and reconstructions of human societies of the past. Second, students select a course with a regional or topical emphasis. Participation in a field project is also encouraged, since relating ideas to practice is best accomplished in archaeology through actual field research. A course in laboratory methods may be selected in place of a field course. Third, all students participate in a capstone course, ANTH 136/Selected Topics in Archaeological Method and Theory. Electives should be chosen in consultation with the program director. Additional courses offered irregularly may be applicable. Consult archaeology course listings each semester.

Students should plan their minor with flexibility, taking particular note of courses that have prerequisites and/or are scheduled in alternate years. Independent study or honors research on appropriate projects may be applied to the minor for up to four credits with the approval of the program director.

Students who declare an anthropology major and an archaeology minor must include among the courses selected for the minor at least eight credits of course work from a discipline other than anthropology. No course other than ANTH 3 may be used to fulfill the requirements for both the anthropology major and the archaeology minor.

I. Core Courses (12 credits)

• ANTH 3/Human Evolution: Biological Anthropology and Archaeology (4)
• ANTH 101/Archaeological Method and Theory (4)
• ANTH 12/Ancient Societies (4) OR CL 24/Archaeology of Greece and Rome (4)

II. Regional Archaeology (4)

One regional archaeology, classics, or art course emphasizing the analysis of the material record for prehistoric or historic synthesis, selected from the following:

• ANTH 30/Native Arts and Archaeology of Latin America (4)
• ANTH 32/Southeast Asian Archaeology and Art (4)
• ANTH 39/Regional Archaeology (4)
• ANTH 51/Arts of Africa and the Diaspora (4)
• ANTH 124/Human Paleontology (4)
• ARTHST 4/Western Art I: Ancient and Medieval (4)
• CL 20/The Ancient World: Greece (4)
• CL 21/The Ancient World: Rome (4)
• CL 24/Archaeology of Greece and Rome (4)

III. Field and Laboratory Methods (4 credits)

• ANTH 140/Archaeological Field Study (4)
• OR a course in archaeological field methods offered by Drew or another accredited university. See the director for possible programs
• OR a course that treats methods or perspectives applicable to archaeological methods or data analysis, selected from the following:
• BIOL 7/Ecology and Evolution (4)
• BIOL 9/Diversity of Life: Animals, Plants, and Microbes (4)
• CHEM 6/Principles of Chemistry I (4)
• MATH 3/Introductory Statistics (4)

IV. Capstone Course (4 credits)

• ANTH 136/Selected Topics in Archaeological Method and Theory (4)

Faculty

Faculty

Director: Maria Masucci, Professor of Anthropology

Courses

Courses Offered

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ANTH 103 - Formerly 3 - Human Evolution: Biological Anthropology and Archaeology (4)

An introduction to the study of human biological and cultural evolution using the methods and theories of biological anthropology and archaeology. The course surveys some basic principles of evolutionary theory, primatology, the hominid fossil record, origins of modern humans, their physical variation, and archaeological evidence for the evolution of symbolic behavior, agriculture, and civilization.
Offered every semester.
Fulfills: BNS

ANTH 230 - Formerly 12 - Ancient Societies (4)

An introduction to the archaeological reconstruction of human prehistory beginning with the appearance of modern humans and culminating with the development of complex societies. The course focuses on major transitions in human prehistory: Upper Paleolithic developments in art and technology, the transition to agricultural societies, and the rise of stratified societies and urbanized cultures.
Prerequisite: ANTH 103 - Formerly 3 - Offered spring semester.
Fulfills: BI, BSS

ANTH 231 - Formerly 30 - Native Arts and Archaeology of Latin America (4)

This course focuses on the development and character of indigenous cultures of Latin America before the arrival of Europeans. Themes of power, economy, religion, ritual, and symbolism that uniquely characterize Latin American native societies are examined primarily through art, architecture and material culture. The course follows a topical and comparative approach drawing on data from archaeology, art history, ethnography and ethnohistory
Prerequisite: ANTH 103 - Formerly 3 - or 4 or permission of instructor Offered spring semester in even-numbered years.

ANTH 232 - Formerly 39 - Regional Archaeology (4)

An intensive archaeological study of a selected region, focusing on surveys, specific sites, and ethnohistoric and experimental evidence to derive sequences of human occupation, use, and principles of culture change.
May be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: ANTH 103 - Formerly 3 - or 4 Offering to be determined.

ANTH 251 - Formerly 51 - Arts of Africa and the Diaspora (4)

Topics discussed will include: Art and Audience (considering the relationship between the object and its content of display, which can include masking as well as royal regalia meant to reinforce leadership); Space and Place (art works as markers of space--spiritual, domestic, etc.)--and referents of place); The Cultured Body (the human form in art, as well as dress and body arts); and Africa in the World (art works that reflect Africa's historic engagement with the world, ie., use of imported materials, "foreign" iconography, but also the impact of African art in the world). Within these themes, we will examine select case studies in depth and will incorporate historic and contemporary forms.
Offered spring semester in even-numbered years. Same as: ARTH 251 - Formerly ARTHST 51 -

ANTH 311 - Formerly 101 - Archaeological Method and Theory (4)

Archaeology relies on a body of theories and methods for reading human prehistory from the incomplete record left by past cultures. This course offers a counterpoint to ANTH 12/Prehistory in examining how questions asked by archaeologists are addressed. Topics include techniques of excavation and artifact analysis and the major theoretical approaches to archaeological inference. The course is divided between lecture and laboratory sessions in which students analyze archaeological data.
Prerequisite: ANTH 103 - Formerly 3 - Offered fall semester.
Fulfills: WM

ANTH 312 - Formerly 124 - Human Osteology (4)

A study of human skeletal biology and bioarcheology. The purpose of the course is to familiarize students with the bones and anatomical landmarks of the human skeleton and how stress, disease, injury, and lifestyle affect them. The course includes some instruction in paleopathology and forensic anthropology, with laboratory exercises providing direct examination of skeletal material.
Prerequisite: ANTH 103 - Formerly 3 - or permission of instructor Offered fall semester.
Fulfills: WM

ANTH 330 - Formerly 136 - Selected Topics in Archaeological Method and Theory (4)

An investigation of one or more major subject areas in archaeology. Topics vary in accordance with student interest and faculty expertise.
May be repeated for credit as topic changes. Offered spring semester in odd-numbered years.

ANTH 380 - Formerly 140 - Archaeological Field Study (4)

This summer field course introduces students to archaeological field methods, including survey, excavation, and artifact recovery and processing. Instruction is through participation in an ongoing research project. Location of the field research site varies annually. Recent offerings include Ecuador and Maine.
Prerequisite: ANTH 311 - Formerly 101 - Offered annually in summer.

ARTH 101 - Formerly ARTHST 4 - Western Art I: Ancient and Medieval (4)

This course explores the art and architecture of the ancient and medieval eras, including study of the cultures of the Mediterranean, Near East, and northern Europe. Students will master a chronological history of representation and investigate the relationship between works of art and the cultures in which they were produced.
Offered fall semester.
Fulfills: BA, BH

BIOL 150 - Formerly 7 - Ecology and Evolution (4)

An exploration of evolutionary and ecological processes and consequences, with close examination of population dynamics, population genetics, principles of heredity, the evolution of adaptations, community interactions, ecosystems, and biodiversity. Laboratory includes field-based investigations of upland and wetland ecosystems, as well as simulations and laboratory experiments.
Meets: Three hours class, three hours laboratory. Offered fall semester.
Fulfills: BNS, WM

BIOL 160 - Formerly 9 - Diversity of Life: Animals, Plants, and Microbes (4)

A survey of the animals, plants, fungi, protista, and bacteria of Planet Earth, with comparative analysis of adaptations for survival, reproduction, development, and metabolism. Laboratory emphasizes experimental methods of science as well as morphology and physiology of the major phyla.
Meets: Three hours class, three hours laboratory. Corequisite: Must register for Biol 9L. Offered spring semester.
Fulfills: WM, BNS

CHEM 150A - Formerly 6 - Principles of Chemistry I (4)

An introduction to the fundamental principles of chemistry as a quantitative science, including inorganic reactions, properties of gases, liquids, and solids, thermochemistry, atomic theory, and nuclear chemistry. Appropriate for those with little or no background in chemistry.
Meets: Three hours class, three hours laboratory Offered fall semester.
Fulfills: BNS, Q

CLAS 230 - Formerly CL 20 - The History of Ancient Greece (4)

An introduction to the history of Greece from the Bronze Age to Alexander the Great, including its artistic, social, economic, religious, military, and political developments, and the evolution of the basic concepts that have influenced Western thought. Special attention is given to original sources, with readings from the Greek historians and consideration of archaeology.
Offered fall semester in even-numbered years. Same as: HIST 230 - Formerly 20 -
Fulfills: DIT, BH

CLAS 232 - Formerly CL 21 - The History of Ancient Rome (4)

An introduction to Roman history, covering the rise of Rome, Roman imperialism, social stresses, the transition from Republic to Empire, imperial civilization, the rise of Christianity, and the decline of the Roman Empire.
Offering varies. Same as: HIST 232 - Formerly 21 -
Fulfills: BH, DIT

CLAS 240 - Formerly CL 24 - Archaeology of Greece and Rome (4)

An introduction to the material culture of the Greek and Roman worlds, including the main periods and styles of pottery, vase painting, sculpture, and other arts, as well as cities, sanctuaries, and architectural forms, from the Aegean Bronze Age to the Roman Empire. While furnishing an overview of the ancient classical world, the course considers what art and archaeology can tell us about civilization and society and about issues such as public and private, sacred and profane, male and female.
Offering varies.

MATH 117 - Formerly 3 - Introductory Statistics (4)

This course is designed to enable you to use statistics for data analysis and to understand the use of statistics in the media. The course makes use of SPSS, a widely-used statistics package for the computer. Course topics include graphical and tabular presentation of data, measures of central tendency, dispersion, and shape, linear transformations of data, correlation, regression, basic probability and the normal probability model, sampling, t-tests, and one-way analysis of variance.
Meets: 150 minutes weekly, with an additional weekly 50-minute recitation Offered every semester. Same as: MAT 861 - Formerly 861 -
Fulfills: Q