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ANTH 417 - Excavation and Field Interpretation in Archaeology
Excavation forms a central aspect of archaeology. As part of this course, students and community members will participate in a six to eight week excavation of an archaeological locality. This will involve initial set-up of the area, excavation and record-keeping, and basic field laboratory procedures. In addition to "hands-on" participation, daily seminar discussion will be mandatory; topics will center on each day's survey and excavation results. These sessions will be interdisciplinary, reflecting the interests of the instructors, community members, visiting researchers and students. Topics will invariably focus on geomorphology, lithic artifacts, zooarchaeology, paleoethnobotany, paleoecology, oral traditions and Traditional Use, and the social context of conducting archaeology. The field school will often take place in remote localities in British Columbia and elsewhere, and so students may have to live in a field camp situation. In addition to basic tuition, there may be additional fees to cover camp and transportation costs.
Credits: 3.000 TO 6.000
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam, Field Camp
Precluded:
ANTH-617
Students cannot receive credit for the course being described and the course(s) listed as Precluded
Green prerequisites must be completed before registering in this course
Red prerequisites can be taken concurrently with this course
Magenta co-requisites must be taken at the same time as this course
