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Minor in Archaeology (ARCHMIN)Department of Anthropology

Students on Summer 2018, Fall 2018, or Spring 2019 requirements.

Description

The Minor in Archaeology offers students the opportunity to enhance their undergraduate studies with coursework on material culture and how humanity's past informs our present and future. Options for the minor include courses on early human evolution and tool use, ancient civilizations, cultural resource management, museum studies, and archaeological methods.

Minor 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
  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.
  
  Spring 2021CASE SHcourse
Archaeological Methods. One (1) course:
- (Recommended course)
  
  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.
- (Recommended course)
  
  ANTH-P 480 Fieldwork in Wyoming Archaeology
  
  Credits
  
  3–6 credit hours
  
  Prerequisites
  
  None
  
  Description
  
  Explores archaeological issues and methodologies through field work in northwestern Wyoming and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Students gain a greater familiarization with the contemporary, ethnographic, and historic cultural groups that call this area home.
  
  Repeatability
  
  May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- 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.
  
  Spring 2021CASE NMcourse
- 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.
  
  Spring 2021CASE NMcourse
- ANTH-P 385 Paleolithic Technology Laboratory
  Credits
  
  3
  
  Prerequisites
  
  ANTH-P 200, ANTH-P 250, or consent of instructor
  
  Description
  
  Surveys the development and history of stone tool manufacture and use. Topics include raw material study, fracture mechanics, experimentation in lithic production, and reasons for innovation. Includes practice in identification, analysis, classification, measurement, and illustration of Paleolithic artifacts.
  
  Spring 2021CASE NMcourse
- ANTH-P 390 Geoarchaeology
  Credits
  
  3
  
  Prerequisites
  
  None
  
  Description
  
  An exploration of the dynamic process of archaeological site formation. Focus on geoarchaeological and taphonomic studies of archaeological materials, site context, and environment, and how these approaches help us understand prehistoric lifeways.
  
  Spring 2021CASE NMcourse
- ANTH-P 401 Cultural Resource Management
  
  Credits
  
  3
  
  Prerequisites
  
  Junior standing
  
  Description
  
  The anthropologist in the decision-making process for preservation and conservation of prehistoric and historic sites, structures, artifacts, etc. Legal procedures and anthropological values applicable to land use changes that threaten cultural resources.
- ANTH-P 406 Laboratory Methods in Archaeology
  
  Credits
  
  1–6 credit hours
  
  Prerequisites
  
  ANTH-P 405 or consent of instructor
  
  Description
  
  Specialized training in laboratory procedures and analysis of archaeological materials. Major categories of material culture to be studied include lithics, ceramics, and faunal and floral remains. Emphasis is on processing, sorting, identifying, and analyzing material recovered from the previous Fieldwork in Archaeology (ANTH-P 405).
- 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, tools, and technology of archaeological curation. Instruction will include hands-on training in the curation and conservation of material culture and their associated documents (e.g., photographs, digital records). Special attention will focus on the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990.ï»¿
- 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.
  
  Spring 2021CASE NMcourse
- 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.
Archaeology of a Geographic Region. One (1) course:
- ANTH-P 350 Archaeology of Ancient Mexico
  Credits
  
  3
  
  Prerequisites
  
  None
  
  Description
  
  Surveys the archaeology of ancient Mexico. Traces cultural developments of indigenous peoples from the Olmec to the Aztec, and examines issues, controversies, and current debates in Mexican archaeology. Topics include the transition to settled villages, initial complexity, craft production, urbanization, ideology, gender, religion, warfare, and the conquest.
  
  Spring 2021CASE GCCcourse
  
  Spring 2021CASE SHcourse
- ANTH-P 361 Prehistory of the Midwestern United States
  Credits
  
  3
  
  Prerequisites
  
  None
  
  Description
  
  A survey of prehistoric cultural developments in the midwestern United States from the earliest human occupations until initial European contact, set primarily within a framework of changing ecological adaptations.
  
  Spring 2021CASE 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.
  
  Spring 2021CASE SHcourse
- ANTH-P 480 Fieldwork in Wyoming Archaeology
  
  Credits
  
  3–6 credit hours
  
  Prerequisites
  
  None
  
  Description
  
  Explores archaeological issues and methodologies through field work in northwestern Wyoming and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Students gain a greater familiarization with the contemporary, ethnographic, and historic cultural groups that call this area home.
  
  Repeatability
  
  May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- 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.
  
  Spring 2021CASE AHcourse
- 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.
  
  Spring 2021CASE AHcourse
Archaeology Electives. Two (2) additional courses from the Advanced Archaeology list, at least one (1) of which must be at the 300–499 level.
- 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.
  
  Spring 2021CASE 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 330 Historical Archaeology
  Credits
  
  3
  
  Prerequisites
  
  None
  
  Description
  
  America throughout time. Special attention will be given to understanding the long and complex history of Native American/European interactions, North American social systems, interaction with and exploitation of the environment, technologies, and material culture. The theory and methods used by historical archaeologists will also be emphasized.
  
  Spring 2021CASE 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.
  
  Spring 2021CASE DUScourse
  
  Spring 2021CASE SHcourse
- ANTH-P 350 Archaeology of Ancient Mexico
  Credits
  
  3
  
  Prerequisites
  
  None
  
  Description
  
  Surveys the archaeology of ancient Mexico. Traces cultural developments of indigenous peoples from the Olmec to the Aztec, and examines issues, controversies, and current debates in Mexican archaeology. Topics include the transition to settled villages, initial complexity, craft production, urbanization, ideology, gender, religion, warfare, and the conquest.
  
  Spring 2021CASE GCCcourse
  
  Spring 2021CASE SHcourse
- ANTH-P 361 Prehistory of the Midwestern United States
  Credits
  
  3
  
  Prerequisites
  
  None
  
  Description
  
  A survey of prehistoric cultural developments in the midwestern United States from the earliest human occupations until initial European contact, set primarily within a framework of changing ecological adaptations.
  
  Spring 2021CASE 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.
  
  Spring 2021CASE SHcourse
- 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.
  
  Spring 2021CASE SHcourse
- 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.
  
  Spring 2021CASE NMcourse
- ANTH-P 385 Paleolithic Technology Laboratory
  Credits
  
  3
  
  Prerequisites
  
  ANTH-P 200, ANTH-P 250, or consent of instructor
  
  Description
  
  Surveys the development and history of stone tool manufacture and use. Topics include raw material study, fracture mechanics, experimentation in lithic production, and reasons for innovation. Includes practice in identification, analysis, classification, measurement, and illustration of Paleolithic artifacts.
  
  Spring 2021CASE NMcourse
- ANTH-P 390 Geoarchaeology
  Credits
  
  3
  
  Prerequisites
  
  None
  
  Description
  
  An exploration of the dynamic process of archaeological site formation. Focus on geoarchaeological and taphonomic studies of archaeological materials, site context, and environment, and how these approaches help us understand prehistoric lifeways.
  
  Spring 2021CASE NMcourse
- ANTH-P 401 Cultural Resource Management
  
  Credits
  
  3
  
  Prerequisites
  
  Junior standing
  
  Description
  
  The anthropologist in the decision-making process for preservation and conservation of prehistoric and historic sites, structures, artifacts, etc. Legal procedures and anthropological values applicable to land use changes that threaten cultural resources.
- ANTH-P 406 Laboratory Methods in Archaeology
  
  Credits
  
  1–6 credit hours
  
  Prerequisites
  
  ANTH-P 405 or consent of instructor
  
  Description
  
  Specialized training in laboratory procedures and analysis of archaeological materials. Major categories of material culture to be studied include lithics, ceramics, and faunal and floral remains. Emphasis is on processing, sorting, identifying, and analyzing material recovered from the previous Fieldwork in Archaeology (ANTH-P 405).
- 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, tools, and technology of archaeological curation. Instruction will include hands-on training in the curation and conservation of material culture and their associated documents (e.g., photographs, digital records). Special attention will focus on the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990.ï»¿
- ANTH-P 409 Archaeological Ethics
  
  Credits
  
  3
  
  Prerequisites
  
  None
  
  Description
  
  This seminar 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 effected by archaeological work. Some background in archaeology is helpful.
- ANTH-P 411 Archaeology of Religion
  Credits
  
  3
  
  Prerequisites
  
  None
  
  Description
  
  Explores diverse religious practices through time to historically situate and evaluate how the religious, social, and political intersect in societies. Examines different perspectives on religion, and inquires how separable the religious is from the mundane. Provides broad exposure to anthropologies and archaeologies of religion.
  
  Spring 2021CASE SHcourse
- 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.
  
  Spring 2021CASE NMcourse
- 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.
  
  Spring 2021CASE SHcourse
- 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.
  
  Spring 2021CASE SHcourse
- 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.
  
  Spring 2021CASE SHcourse
- ANTH-P 480 Fieldwork in Wyoming Archaeology
  
  Credits
  
  3–6 credit hours
  
  Prerequisites
  
  None
  
  Description
  
  Explores archaeological issues and methodologies through field work in northwestern Wyoming and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Students gain a greater familiarization with the contemporary, ethnographic, and historic cultural groups that call this area home.
  
  Repeatability
  
  May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- 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.
- Up to 5 total credit hours of the following:
  - 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 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.
- One of the following:
  - (with approval of department)
    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. Does not count toward the major.
    
    Repeatability
    
    Credit given for only one of ANTH-A 105, ANTH-A 107, ANTH-A 303, or ANTH-A 310.
    
    Spring 2021CASE NMcourse
  - (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    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.
    
    Spring 2021CASE AHcourse
    
    Spring 2021CASE CAPPcourse
  - (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    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.
    
    Spring 2021CASE CAPPcourse
    
    Spring 2021CASE SHcourse
  - (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    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.
    
    Spring 2021CASE CAPPcourse
    
    Spring 2021CASE NMcourse
GPA and Hours Requirements.
1. 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.
2. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
3. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
4. 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.
5. Exceptions to minor requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Minor in Archaeology (ARCHMIN)Department of Anthropology

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