4 Archaeology Archaeology is the study of past cultures. Archaeologists piece together what life was like for people who livedin the past.
Archaeologists look into both the recent past as well as theancient.
Historical Archaeology is the study of persons and events withinrecorded history. In North America, this is usually after 1500 a.d. orso. Prehistoric Archaeology is anything before this date. Hereat the university, our main emphasis is on archaeology and the processesrelated to it. The university conducts two field schools, one historicand one prehistoric.