Department of Anthropology
Minor in Archaeology
Students on Summer 2024, Fall 2024, or Spring 2025 requirements ARCHMIN
Requirements
The minor requires at least 15 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
- Introductory Course. One (1) course:
- ANTH-P 200 Introduction to Archaeology
ANTH-P 200 Introduction to Archaeology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the goals, methods, and theories that archaeologists use to learn about the past. The pursuit and interpretation of archaeological evidence are explored by reviewing case studies from across the globe and diverse time periods. Topics include food and subsistence, culture change, social life, political economies, and archaeological ethics.
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- Archaeological Methods. One (1) course:
- ANTH-P 301 Archaeological Methods and Analyses
- ANTH-P 330 Historical Archaeology
- ANTH-P 332 Industrial Archaeology
- ANTH-P 345 Indigenous Archaeology
- ANTH-P 380 Prehistoric Diet and Nutrition
- ANTH-P 385 Lithic Technological Organization
- ANTH-P 390 Geoarchaeology
- ANTH-P 401 Cultural Resource Management
- ANTH-P 406 Laboratory Methods in Archaeology
- ANTH-P 407 Archaeological Curation
- ANTH-P 425 Faunal Osteology
- ANTH-P 426 Problems in Zooarchaeology
- ANTH-X 480 Fieldwork in Archaeology (Recommended course)
ANTH-P 301 Archaeological Methods and Analyses
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- ANTH-P P200; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Specific field or laboratory methods for collecting and analyzing archaeological materials and data within a framework of answering research questions about the past. Topics vary: dating, materials science, subsistence indicators, archaeological survey.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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ANTH-P 330 Historical Archaeology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines archaeology in North America beginning with the long and complex history of Native American/European interactions. Considers North American social systems, interaction with and exploitation of the environment, technologies, and material culture. Theories and methods used by historical archaeologists will also be emphasized.
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ANTH-P 332 Industrial Archaeology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- ANTH-P 200; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Explores the material character and social context of industrial heritage in North America including resource extraction, manufacturing, and transportation. Studies the record that industry leaves on the landscape including quarries, factories, office buildings, mills, railroads, and worker housing. Analysis of documents, images, material remains, archaeological sites, and ethnographic sources.
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ANTH-P 345 Indigenous Archaeology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A global approach to how indigenous people employ archaeology to protect sacred sites and places and to build and manage knowledge about their pasts. Explores indigenous worldviews and how archaeologists and indigenous communities work together in archaeology.
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ANTH-P 380 Prehistoric Diet and Nutrition
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- How the long-term history of human diet has influenced our genetic, physiological, cultural, and socioeconomic development. Evolutionary and ecological perspectives on modern human diet and nutrition, including survey of modern human and nonhuman primate diets and the record of prehistoric human diet and methods of dietary reconstruction.
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ANTH-P 385 Lithic Technological Organization
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- This course offers intensive coverage of lithic artifact analysis. Lectures, discussions, and laboratory provide students with hands-on experience with analytical techniques and training in how to place the techniques into the broader field of anthropological interpretation.
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ANTH-P 390 Geoarchaeology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An exploration of the dynamic process of archaeological site formation, including stratigraphy. Focus on geoarchaeological approaches to archaeological materials, site context, and environment, and how these approaches help us understand prehistoric lifeways.
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ANTH-P 401 Cultural Resource Management
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- At least junior standing
- Description
- Examines position of the anthropologist in the decision-making process for preservation and conservation of archaeological sites, structures, artifacts, and knowledge. Considers legal procedures, anthropological values, and methods applicable to land use changes that threaten cultural resources.
ANTH-P 406 Laboratory Methods in Archaeology
- Credits
- 1–6 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of instructor
- Description
- Specialized training in laboratory procedures and analysis of archaeological materials. Major categories of material culture include lithics, ceramics, faunal and floral remains. Emphasis is on processing, sorting, identifying, and analyzing material recovered from known sites or held in museums.
ANTH-P 407 Archaeological Curation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- ANTH-P 200; and junior or senior standing
- Description
- An examination of the history, methods, legislation, ethics and technology of archaeological curation. Instruction includes hands-on training in the curation and conservation of material culture and associated documents, images, and digital records. Provides training in evaluating the research and educational potential of archaeological materials and their meaning for people today.
ANTH-P 425 Faunal Osteology
- Credits
- 5
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Lecture and laboratory introduction to the preparation, collection, identification, and interpretation of faunal specimens from archaeological sites. Also includes an introduction to forensic identifications and to zooarchaeological literature.
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ANTH-P 426 Problems in Zooarchaeology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Students learn how to choose appropriate research designs for the interpretation of animal remains from archaeological sites, through readings, discussions, and laboratory analyses. Coursework will focus on literature review, field identification, lab methodology, quantification, preparing collections, curation, and report preparation.
ANTH-X 480 Fieldwork in Archaeology
- Credits
- 1–8 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Archaeological work directed toward field techniques: excavation and preservation of materials, surveying, photography, and cataloging. 1 credit hour per full week of fieldwork.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ANTH-P 405 or ANTH-X 480.
- Archaeology of a Geographic Region. One (1) course:
- ANTH-P 230 Archaeology of the Ancient Maya
- ANTH-P 330 Historical Archaeology
- ANTH-P 332 Industrial Archaeology
- ANTH-P 350 Archaeology of Mexico
- ANTH-P 361 Archaeology of the Midwestern United States
- ANTH-P 370 Archaeology of the Andes
- ANTH-X 480 Fieldwork in Archaeology
- CLAS-C 412 The Art and Archaeology of the Aegean
- CLAS-C 413 The Art and Archaeology of Greece
- CLAS-C 414 The Art and Archaeology of the Roman World
- CLAS-C 419
ANTH-P 230 Archaeology of the Ancient Maya
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- This is a course about the ancient Maya. Lecture and discussion will cover what is known about the Maya past and how the past relates to the present day. Writing, architecture, mythology, mathematics, agriculture, political structure, and economy will be considered.
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ANTH-P 330 Historical Archaeology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines archaeology in North America beginning with the long and complex history of Native American/European interactions. Considers North American social systems, interaction with and exploitation of the environment, technologies, and material culture. Theories and methods used by historical archaeologists will also be emphasized.
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ANTH-P 332 Industrial Archaeology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- ANTH-P 200; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Explores the material character and social context of industrial heritage in North America including resource extraction, manufacturing, and transportation. Studies the record that industry leaves on the landscape including quarries, factories, office buildings, mills, railroads, and worker housing. Analysis of documents, images, material remains, archaeological sites, and ethnographic sources.
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ANTH-P 350 Archaeology of Mexico
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Surveys the archaeology of Mexico. Traces cultural developments of indigenous peoples from the Olmec to the present day. Examines issues, controversies, and current debates in Mexican archaeology and Mexican heritage politics. Topics include the earliest villages, initial complexity, writing, craft production, urbanization, gender ideologies, religion, warfare, colonialism, and national identity.
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ANTH-P 361 Archaeology of the Midwestern United States
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of cultures and societies in the midwestern United States from the earliest human occupations until initial European contact. Material culture, sustainability, ecology, and religion are viewed through remains recovered across the Midwest, with hands-on exposure to artifacts and data.
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ANTH-P 370 Archaeology of the Andes
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Covers cultural change in Andean South America, including early hunters and gatherers, agriculture, the growth of regional civilizations, technological and artistic achievement, and the rise and dissolution of the Inca Empire.
ANTH-X 480 Fieldwork in Archaeology
- Credits
- 1–8 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Archaeological work directed toward field techniques: excavation and preservation of materials, surveying, photography, and cataloging. 1 credit hour per full week of fieldwork.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ANTH-P 405 or ANTH-X 480.
CLAS-C 412 The Art and Archaeology of the Aegean
- Credits
- 3–4 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 101, CLAS-C 206, or ARTH-A 206
- Description
- Introduction to the preclassical art and archaeology of the Aegean Basin: Greece, Crete, and the Aegean islands during the Stone and Bronze Ages (to about 1000 B.C.). Topics covered include Troy, Minoan Crete, and Mycenaean Greece.
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CLAS-C 413 The Art and Archaeology of Greece
- Credits
- 3–4 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 101, CLAS-C 206, or ARTH-A 206
- Description
- Art and archaeology of Greece from about 1000 B.C. through the Hellenistic period. Special attention given to the development of Greek architecture, sculpture, and vase painting. Continuation of CLAS-C 412 (FINA-A 412), but CLAS-C 412 (FINA-A 412) is not a prerequisite.
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CLAS-C 414 The Art and Archaeology of the Roman World
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 102, CLAS-C 206, or ARTH-A 206
- Description
- Explores the material culture of the Roman world in its cultural and socio-political contexts from the beginning through the fourth century CE. Includes the study of ancient Roman architecture, sculpture, painting as well as evidence from geoarchaeology and archaeological survey.
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- Archaeology Electives.
- Elective. One (1) course:
- ANTH-A 107 Becoming Human: Evolving Genes, Bodies, Behaviors, Ideas
- ANTH-A 410 Anthropology Capstone Seminar (with departmental approval)
- ANTH-P 215 Sex in the Ancient City: An Archaeology of Sex
- ANTH-P 230 Archaeology of the Ancient Maya
- ANTH-P 240 Archaeology and the Movies
- ANTH-P 250 Introductory World Archaeology
- ANTH-P 301 Archaeological Methods and Analyses
- ANTH-P 302 Invention and Technology
- ANTH-P 305 Underwater Archeology
- ANTH-P 330 Historical Archaeology
- ANTH-P 332 Industrial Archaeology
- ANTH-P 350 Archaeology of Mexico
- ANTH-P 361 Archaeology of the Midwestern United States
- ANTH-P 363 North American Prehistory through Fiction
- ANTH-P 370 Archaeology of the Andes
- ANTH-P 375 Food in the Ancient World
- ANTH-P 380 Prehistoric Diet and Nutrition
- ANTH-P 385 Lithic Technological Organization
- ANTH-P 390 Geoarchaeology
- ANTH-P 399 Undergraduate Seminar
- ANTH-P 401 Cultural Resource Management
- ANTH-P 406 Laboratory Methods in Archaeology
- ANTH-P 407 Archaeological Curation
- ANTH-P 409 Archaeological Ethics
- ANTH-P 411 Archaeology of Magic, Witchcraft and Religion
- ANTH-P 425 Faunal Osteology
- ANTH-P 426 Problems in Zooarchaeology
- ANTH-P 430 Archaeology of Violence and Conflict
- ANTH-P 440 Archaeology of Space and Place
- ANTH-P 445 Pots and People
- ANTH-X 480 Fieldwork in Archaeology
- Up to 3 total credit hours of the following:
- ANTH-X 476 Museum Practicum
- ANTH-X 477 Fieldwork in Anthropology
- ANTH-X 478 Practicum in Anthropology
- ANTH-X 479 Fieldwork in Bioanthropology
- ANTH-X 490 Individual Readings in Anthropology
- COLL-C 103 Critical Approaches to the Arts and Humanities (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- COLL-C 104 Critical Approaches to the Social and Historical Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- COLL-C 105 Critical Approaches to the Natural and Mathematical Sciences (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
ANTH-A 107 Becoming Human: Evolving Genes, Bodies, Behaviors, Ideas
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduces the interdisciplinary science of human evolution using evidence from genetics, comparative anatomy and behavior of living primates, fossils, and archaeology. Shows how understanding the evolutionary past is relevant to current and future human conditions.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ANTH-A 103, ANTH-A 105, ANTH-A 107, or ANTH-A 303.
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ANTH-A 410 Anthropology Capstone Seminar
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Senior standing; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Selected topics in anthropology approached using concepts from all four subfields of the discipline. Asks students to examine the goals of anthropology and apply what they have learned in previous coursework to current research and contemporary issues.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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ANTH-P 215 Sex in the Ancient City: An Archaeology of Sex
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Studies evidence from paleolithic caves to ancient cities to investigate how sex and sexuality differed through time and across space and the implications of those differences. Teaches basic concepts from archaeology and applies them to archaeological evidence to help identify practices and beliefs related to sex in the past.
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ANTH-P 230 Archaeology of the Ancient Maya
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- This is a course about the ancient Maya. Lecture and discussion will cover what is known about the Maya past and how the past relates to the present day. Writing, architecture, mythology, mathematics, agriculture, political structure, and economy will be considered.
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ANTH-P 240 Archaeology and the Movies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines how archaeologists and archaeological knowledge are represented in popular cinema and compares these views with the work that archaeologists actually do. Topics include the history of archaeology, archaeological ethics, and archaeological interpretation. Feature films studied cover archaeological practice, powerful objects, extraterrestrials, ancient Egypt, and other topics.
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ANTH-P 250 Introductory World Archaeology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to archaeological discovery in the Americas, Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Near East. Reviews the last 10,000 years of human culture and history, looking for what varies and what does not. For non-majors and students who have an interest in archaeology and a desire to learn about ancient cultures.
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ANTH-P 301 Archaeological Methods and Analyses
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- ANTH-P P200; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Specific field or laboratory methods for collecting and analyzing archaeological materials and data within a framework of answering research questions about the past. Topics vary: dating, materials science, subsistence indicators, archaeological survey.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Summer 2025CASE NMcourseSpring 2025CASE NMcourseFall 2024CASE NMcourse
ANTH-P 302 Invention and Technology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The evolution of technology is explored from prehistoric times onward. The origins of the major inventions of humankind are traced from their earliest beginnings in the Stone Age up to the Industrial Revolution.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for one of ANTH-E 410 or ANTH-P 302.
ANTH-P 305 Underwater Archeology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An overview of the field of Underwater Archaeology and the study of underwater cultural heritage. Topics include theoretical background, ethics, methodologies used to analyze submerged archaeological material, conservation, and case studies from the field.
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ANTH-P 330 Historical Archaeology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines archaeology in North America beginning with the long and complex history of Native American/European interactions. Considers North American social systems, interaction with and exploitation of the environment, technologies, and material culture. Theories and methods used by historical archaeologists will also be emphasized.
- Summer 2025CASE SHcourseSpring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
ANTH-P 332 Industrial Archaeology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- ANTH-P 200; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Explores the material character and social context of industrial heritage in North America including resource extraction, manufacturing, and transportation. Studies the record that industry leaves on the landscape including quarries, factories, office buildings, mills, railroads, and worker housing. Analysis of documents, images, material remains, archaeological sites, and ethnographic sources.
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- Summer 2025CASE SHcourseSpring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
ANTH-P 350 Archaeology of Mexico
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Surveys the archaeology of Mexico. Traces cultural developments of indigenous peoples from the Olmec to the present day. Examines issues, controversies, and current debates in Mexican archaeology and Mexican heritage politics. Topics include the earliest villages, initial complexity, writing, craft production, urbanization, gender ideologies, religion, warfare, colonialism, and national identity.
- Summer 2025CASE GCCcourseSpring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Summer 2025CASE SHcourseSpring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
ANTH-P 361 Archaeology of the Midwestern United States
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of cultures and societies in the midwestern United States from the earliest human occupations until initial European contact. Material culture, sustainability, ecology, and religion are viewed through remains recovered across the Midwest, with hands-on exposure to artifacts and data.
- Summer 2025CASE SHcourseSpring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
ANTH-P 363 North American Prehistory through Fiction
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Students consider fictionalized accounts of life in prehistoric North America, written by anthropologists, Native Americans, and novelists, as a means to think critically and creatively about the past. They explore the role and place of narrative and imagination in constructions of the past and consider how authors utilize available data.
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ANTH-P 370 Archaeology of the Andes
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Covers cultural change in Andean South America, including early hunters and gatherers, agriculture, the growth of regional civilizations, technological and artistic achievement, and the rise and dissolution of the Inca Empire.
ANTH-P 375 Food in the Ancient World
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines the theoretical and methodological tools that archaeologists use to study food and foodways in ancient societies from a global anthropological perspective. Reveals how studying food and ancient foodways helps anthropologists gain insight into the economic, historic, and political realities of past peoples.
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ANTH-P 380 Prehistoric Diet and Nutrition
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- How the long-term history of human diet has influenced our genetic, physiological, cultural, and socioeconomic development. Evolutionary and ecological perspectives on modern human diet and nutrition, including survey of modern human and nonhuman primate diets and the record of prehistoric human diet and methods of dietary reconstruction.
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ANTH-P 385 Lithic Technological Organization
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- This course offers intensive coverage of lithic artifact analysis. Lectures, discussions, and laboratory provide students with hands-on experience with analytical techniques and training in how to place the techniques into the broader field of anthropological interpretation.
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ANTH-P 390 Geoarchaeology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An exploration of the dynamic process of archaeological site formation, including stratigraphy. Focus on geoarchaeological approaches to archaeological materials, site context, and environment, and how these approaches help us understand prehistoric lifeways.
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ANTH-P 399 Undergraduate Seminar
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Intensive examination of selected topics in archaeology. Development of skills in analysis and criticism. Topics vary.
- Repeatability
- May be taken with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
ANTH-P 401 Cultural Resource Management
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- At least junior standing
- Description
- Examines position of the anthropologist in the decision-making process for preservation and conservation of archaeological sites, structures, artifacts, and knowledge. Considers legal procedures, anthropological values, and methods applicable to land use changes that threaten cultural resources.
ANTH-P 406 Laboratory Methods in Archaeology
- Credits
- 1–6 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of instructor
- Description
- Specialized training in laboratory procedures and analysis of archaeological materials. Major categories of material culture include lithics, ceramics, faunal and floral remains. Emphasis is on processing, sorting, identifying, and analyzing material recovered from known sites or held in museums.
ANTH-P 407 Archaeological Curation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- ANTH-P 200; and junior or senior standing
- Description
- An examination of the history, methods, legislation, ethics and technology of archaeological curation. Instruction includes hands-on training in the curation and conservation of material culture and associated documents, images, and digital records. Provides training in evaluating the research and educational potential of archaeological materials and their meaning for people today.
ANTH-P 409 Archaeological Ethics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores the professional responsibilities of archaeologists by examining timely issues, such as the differences and, sometimes, conflicts between international law and professional ethics, and between archaeologists and others (e.g., Native Americans, antiquities collectors) who affect and are affected by archaeological work. Some background in archaeology is helpful.
ANTH-P 411 Archaeology of Magic, Witchcraft and Religion
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores diverse practices related to magic, witchcraft, and religion to situate and evaluate how these practices and beliefs intersected with social and political elements over time. Examines different perspectives and inquires if magic and witchcraft are separable from religion and everyday practices. Provides broad exposure to anthropological and archaeological perspectives.
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ANTH-P 425 Faunal Osteology
- Credits
- 5
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Lecture and laboratory introduction to the preparation, collection, identification, and interpretation of faunal specimens from archaeological sites. Also includes an introduction to forensic identifications and to zooarchaeological literature.
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ANTH-P 426 Problems in Zooarchaeology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Students learn how to choose appropriate research designs for the interpretation of animal remains from archaeological sites, through readings, discussions, and laboratory analyses. Coursework will focus on literature review, field identification, lab methodology, quantification, preparing collections, curation, and report preparation.
ANTH-P 430 Archaeology of Violence and Conflict
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- In this course we will examine how we identify violence and warfare in the past. Second, we will explore how violence has affected societies around the world and through time. We review multidisciplinary literature on violence and ask how and why violent acts and institutions of violence develop and persist.
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ANTH-P 440 Archaeology of Space and Place
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Broad review of interdisciplinary literature to evaluate how human experience has been informed and affected by spatial sensibilities. Takes a diachronic and global look at how space impacts politics, society, religion, memory, and identity, with an emphasis on developing critical thinking skills.
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ANTH-P 445 Pots and People
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Uses pottery as a means of understanding past societies: how people make, use, and think about pottery. Participants make their own pots from wild clays; cook a meal in traditional ceramic pots; and consider how experimentation, ethnohistorical data, and anthropological theory work together to produce insights into past lifeways.
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ANTH-X 480 Fieldwork in Archaeology
- Credits
- 1–8 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Archaeological work directed toward field techniques: excavation and preservation of materials, surveying, photography, and cataloging. 1 credit hour per full week of fieldwork.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ANTH-P 405 or ANTH-X 480.
ANTH-X 476 Museum Practicum
- Credits
- 1–8 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- ANTH-A 403, ANTH-A 405, or consent of instructor
- Description
- Independent work of student's choice in one aspect of the field of museum work. Relevant readings required.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credit hours in ANTH-X 476.
ANTH-X 477 Fieldwork in Anthropology
- Credits
- 1–8 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of instructor
- Description
- Fieldwork in anthropology carried out by the student in consultation with faculty members.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credit hours in ANTH-X 477.
ANTH-X 478 Practicum in Anthropology
- Credits
- 1–8 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of chairperson
- Description
- Supervised work of an anthropological nature arranged through an outside agency or institution, such as an internship, apprenticeship, or volunteer work at a governmental office, zoo, or archaeological site. One credit hour per 45 hours or one full-time week of activity.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credit hours in ANTH-A 496 and ANTH-X 478.
ANTH-X 479 Fieldwork in Bioanthropology
- Credits
- 1–8 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of instructor
- Description
- Fieldwork involving the collection and analysis of biological or biosocial data on prehistoric and contemporary human populations. The materials or data may be paleontological, archaeological, physiological, or ecological in nature. 1 credit hour per full week of fieldwork.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ANTH-B 405 or ANTH-X 479.
ANTH-X 490 Individual Readings in Anthropology
- Credits
- 1–4 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of instructor
- Description
- None
- Repeatability
- May be repeated 3 times for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
COLL-C 103 Critical Approaches to the Arts and Humanities
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Specific topics will vary by section and over time, but all versions of COLL-C 103 will meet the objectives of the College of Arts and Sciences Critical Approaches curriculum. The curriculum is intended for freshmen and sophomores, who will learn how scholars from the arts and humanities Breadth of Inquiry area frame questions, propose answers, and assess the validity of competing approaches. Writing and related skills are stressed.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of COLL-C 103 or COLL-S 103.
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COLL-C 104 Critical Approaches to the Social and Historical Studies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Specific topics will vary by section and over time, but all versions of COLL-C 104 will meet the objectives of the College of Arts and Sciences Critical Approaches curriculum. The curriculum is intended for freshmen and sophomores, who will learn how scholars from the social and historical studies Breadth of Inquiry area frame questions, propose answers, and assess the validity of competing approaches. Writing and related skills are stressed.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of COLL-C 104 or COLL-S 104.
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COLL-C 105 Critical Approaches to the Natural and Mathematical Sciences
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Specific topics will vary by section and over time, but all versions of COLL-C 105 will meet the objectives of the College of Arts and Sciences Critical Approaches curriculum. The curriculum is intended for freshmen and sophomores, who will learn how scholars from the natural and mathematical sciences Breadth of Inquiry area frame questions, propose answers, and assess the validity of competing approaches. Writing and related skills are stressed.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of COLL-C 105 or COLL-S 105.
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- Advanced Elective. One (1) additional course:
- ANTH-A 410 Anthropology Capstone Seminar (with departmental approval)
- ANTH-P 301 Archaeological Methods and Analyses
- ANTH-P 302 Invention and Technology
- ANTH-P 305 Underwater Archeology
- ANTH-P 330 Historical Archaeology
- ANTH-P 332 Industrial Archaeology
- ANTH-P 350 Archaeology of Mexico
- ANTH-P 361 Archaeology of the Midwestern United States
- ANTH-P 363 North American Prehistory through Fiction
- ANTH-P 370 Archaeology of the Andes
- ANTH-P 375 Food in the Ancient World
- ANTH-P 380 Prehistoric Diet and Nutrition
- ANTH-P 385 Lithic Technological Organization
- ANTH-P 390 Geoarchaeology
- ANTH-P 399 Undergraduate Seminar
- ANTH-P 401 Cultural Resource Management
- ANTH-P 406 Laboratory Methods in Archaeology
- ANTH-P 407 Archaeological Curation
- ANTH-P 409 Archaeological Ethics
- ANTH-P 411 Archaeology of Magic, Witchcraft and Religion
- ANTH-P 425 Faunal Osteology
- ANTH-P 426 Problems in Zooarchaeology
- ANTH-P 430 Archaeology of Violence and Conflict
- ANTH-P 440 Archaeology of Space and Place
- ANTH-P 445 Pots and People
- ANTH-X 480 Fieldwork in Archaeology
- Up to 3 total credit hours of the following:
- ANTH-X 476 Museum Practicum
- ANTH-X 477 Fieldwork in Anthropology
- ANTH-X 478 Practicum in Anthropology
- ANTH-X 479 Fieldwork in Bioanthropology
- ANTH-X 490 Individual Readings in Anthropology
ANTH-A 410 Anthropology Capstone Seminar
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Senior standing; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Selected topics in anthropology approached using concepts from all four subfields of the discipline. Asks students to examine the goals of anthropology and apply what they have learned in previous coursework to current research and contemporary issues.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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ANTH-P 301 Archaeological Methods and Analyses
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- ANTH-P P200; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Specific field or laboratory methods for collecting and analyzing archaeological materials and data within a framework of answering research questions about the past. Topics vary: dating, materials science, subsistence indicators, archaeological survey.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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ANTH-P 302 Invention and Technology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The evolution of technology is explored from prehistoric times onward. The origins of the major inventions of humankind are traced from their earliest beginnings in the Stone Age up to the Industrial Revolution.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for one of ANTH-E 410 or ANTH-P 302.
ANTH-P 305 Underwater Archeology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An overview of the field of Underwater Archaeology and the study of underwater cultural heritage. Topics include theoretical background, ethics, methodologies used to analyze submerged archaeological material, conservation, and case studies from the field.
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ANTH-P 330 Historical Archaeology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines archaeology in North America beginning with the long and complex history of Native American/European interactions. Considers North American social systems, interaction with and exploitation of the environment, technologies, and material culture. Theories and methods used by historical archaeologists will also be emphasized.
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ANTH-P 332 Industrial Archaeology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- ANTH-P 200; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Explores the material character and social context of industrial heritage in North America including resource extraction, manufacturing, and transportation. Studies the record that industry leaves on the landscape including quarries, factories, office buildings, mills, railroads, and worker housing. Analysis of documents, images, material remains, archaeological sites, and ethnographic sources.
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ANTH-P 350 Archaeology of Mexico
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Surveys the archaeology of Mexico. Traces cultural developments of indigenous peoples from the Olmec to the present day. Examines issues, controversies, and current debates in Mexican archaeology and Mexican heritage politics. Topics include the earliest villages, initial complexity, writing, craft production, urbanization, gender ideologies, religion, warfare, colonialism, and national identity.
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ANTH-P 361 Archaeology of the Midwestern United States
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of cultures and societies in the midwestern United States from the earliest human occupations until initial European contact. Material culture, sustainability, ecology, and religion are viewed through remains recovered across the Midwest, with hands-on exposure to artifacts and data.
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ANTH-P 363 North American Prehistory through Fiction
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Students consider fictionalized accounts of life in prehistoric North America, written by anthropologists, Native Americans, and novelists, as a means to think critically and creatively about the past. They explore the role and place of narrative and imagination in constructions of the past and consider how authors utilize available data.
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ANTH-P 370 Archaeology of the Andes
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Covers cultural change in Andean South America, including early hunters and gatherers, agriculture, the growth of regional civilizations, technological and artistic achievement, and the rise and dissolution of the Inca Empire.
ANTH-P 375 Food in the Ancient World
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines the theoretical and methodological tools that archaeologists use to study food and foodways in ancient societies from a global anthropological perspective. Reveals how studying food and ancient foodways helps anthropologists gain insight into the economic, historic, and political realities of past peoples.
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ANTH-P 380 Prehistoric Diet and Nutrition
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- How the long-term history of human diet has influenced our genetic, physiological, cultural, and socioeconomic development. Evolutionary and ecological perspectives on modern human diet and nutrition, including survey of modern human and nonhuman primate diets and the record of prehistoric human diet and methods of dietary reconstruction.
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ANTH-P 385 Lithic Technological Organization
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- This course offers intensive coverage of lithic artifact analysis. Lectures, discussions, and laboratory provide students with hands-on experience with analytical techniques and training in how to place the techniques into the broader field of anthropological interpretation.
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ANTH-P 390 Geoarchaeology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An exploration of the dynamic process of archaeological site formation, including stratigraphy. Focus on geoarchaeological approaches to archaeological materials, site context, and environment, and how these approaches help us understand prehistoric lifeways.
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ANTH-P 399 Undergraduate Seminar
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Intensive examination of selected topics in archaeology. Development of skills in analysis and criticism. Topics vary.
- Repeatability
- May be taken with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
ANTH-P 401 Cultural Resource Management
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- At least junior standing
- Description
- Examines position of the anthropologist in the decision-making process for preservation and conservation of archaeological sites, structures, artifacts, and knowledge. Considers legal procedures, anthropological values, and methods applicable to land use changes that threaten cultural resources.
ANTH-P 406 Laboratory Methods in Archaeology
- Credits
- 1–6 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of instructor
- Description
- Specialized training in laboratory procedures and analysis of archaeological materials. Major categories of material culture include lithics, ceramics, faunal and floral remains. Emphasis is on processing, sorting, identifying, and analyzing material recovered from known sites or held in museums.
ANTH-P 407 Archaeological Curation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- ANTH-P 200; and junior or senior standing
- Description
- An examination of the history, methods, legislation, ethics and technology of archaeological curation. Instruction includes hands-on training in the curation and conservation of material culture and associated documents, images, and digital records. Provides training in evaluating the research and educational potential of archaeological materials and their meaning for people today.
ANTH-P 409 Archaeological Ethics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores the professional responsibilities of archaeologists by examining timely issues, such as the differences and, sometimes, conflicts between international law and professional ethics, and between archaeologists and others (e.g., Native Americans, antiquities collectors) who affect and are affected by archaeological work. Some background in archaeology is helpful.
ANTH-P 411 Archaeology of Magic, Witchcraft and Religion
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores diverse practices related to magic, witchcraft, and religion to situate and evaluate how these practices and beliefs intersected with social and political elements over time. Examines different perspectives and inquires if magic and witchcraft are separable from religion and everyday practices. Provides broad exposure to anthropological and archaeological perspectives.
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ANTH-P 425 Faunal Osteology
- Credits
- 5
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Lecture and laboratory introduction to the preparation, collection, identification, and interpretation of faunal specimens from archaeological sites. Also includes an introduction to forensic identifications and to zooarchaeological literature.
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ANTH-P 426 Problems in Zooarchaeology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Students learn how to choose appropriate research designs for the interpretation of animal remains from archaeological sites, through readings, discussions, and laboratory analyses. Coursework will focus on literature review, field identification, lab methodology, quantification, preparing collections, curation, and report preparation.
ANTH-P 430 Archaeology of Violence and Conflict
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- In this course we will examine how we identify violence and warfare in the past. Second, we will explore how violence has affected societies around the world and through time. We review multidisciplinary literature on violence and ask how and why violent acts and institutions of violence develop and persist.
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ANTH-P 440 Archaeology of Space and Place
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Broad review of interdisciplinary literature to evaluate how human experience has been informed and affected by spatial sensibilities. Takes a diachronic and global look at how space impacts politics, society, religion, memory, and identity, with an emphasis on developing critical thinking skills.
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ANTH-P 445 Pots and People
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Uses pottery as a means of understanding past societies: how people make, use, and think about pottery. Participants make their own pots from wild clays; cook a meal in traditional ceramic pots; and consider how experimentation, ethnohistorical data, and anthropological theory work together to produce insights into past lifeways.
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ANTH-X 480 Fieldwork in Archaeology
- Credits
- 1–8 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Archaeological work directed toward field techniques: excavation and preservation of materials, surveying, photography, and cataloging. 1 credit hour per full week of fieldwork.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ANTH-P 405 or ANTH-X 480.
ANTH-X 476 Museum Practicum
- Credits
- 1–8 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- ANTH-A 403, ANTH-A 405, or consent of instructor
- Description
- Independent work of student's choice in one aspect of the field of museum work. Relevant readings required.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credit hours in ANTH-X 476.
ANTH-X 477 Fieldwork in Anthropology
- Credits
- 1–8 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of instructor
- Description
- Fieldwork in anthropology carried out by the student in consultation with faculty members.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credit hours in ANTH-X 477.
ANTH-X 478 Practicum in Anthropology
- Credits
- 1–8 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of chairperson
- Description
- Supervised work of an anthropological nature arranged through an outside agency or institution, such as an internship, apprenticeship, or volunteer work at a governmental office, zoo, or archaeological site. One credit hour per 45 hours or one full-time week of activity.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credit hours in ANTH-A 496 and ANTH-X 478.
ANTH-X 479 Fieldwork in Bioanthropology
- Credits
- 1–8 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of instructor
- Description
- Fieldwork involving the collection and analysis of biological or biosocial data on prehistoric and contemporary human populations. The materials or data may be paleontological, archaeological, physiological, or ecological in nature. 1 credit hour per full week of fieldwork.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ANTH-B 405 or ANTH-X 479.
ANTH-X 490 Individual Readings in Anthropology
- Credits
- 1–4 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of instructor
- Description
- None
- Repeatability
- May be repeated 3 times for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
- Elective. One (1) course:
- Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- Minor GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Minor Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
- Minor Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Minor Residency. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
Minor Area Courses
-
Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:
- Any course at the 100–499 level with the
ANTH-P
subject area prefix—as well as any other subject areas that are deemed functionally equivalent - Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
- Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
- Any course at the 100–499 level with the
This program of study cannot be combined with the following:
- Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology (ANTHBA)
- Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and Linguistics (ANTHLNGBA)
- Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and Anthropology (LINGANTBA)
- Certificate in Global Human Diversity (GLHMDVACRT)
- Minor in Anthropology (ANTHMIN)
- Minor in Ethnography of Communication (ETHCOMMMIN)
- Minor in Medical Anthropology (MEDANTHMIN)
- Minor in the Anthropology of Food (FOODMIN)
- [Name unavailable] (ETHCOMACRT)
Exceptions to and substitutions for minor requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.