An introduction to research techniques, field excavation, and laboratory techniques as employed in North American, Near Eastern, and Greek and Roman sites. Archaeological Field Seminar 1.0 A 30 to 40 day field trip to the Near East during the summer to study key sites in various countries such as Egypt, Syria, Israel and Greece.
Preparation includes background readings and orientation seminars.
An introduction to the culture of ancient Egypt from the Neolithic period to the end of the New Kingdom, with special attention to its religious and funerary monuments, tomb paintings and artifacts from daily life. An introduction to the archaeology of the ancient Near East, including examination of the physical geography of the region and archaeological evidence for the history and culture of the great civilizations of Mesopotamia, especially Sumer, Babylon, and Assyria. 1.0 A course designed to give the student intensive training in the necessary methodologies of preparing and analyzing archaeological data at an excavation site. Methods of recording, preserving and reconstructing artifacts are emphasized during the first half, while the ways and means of analysis of those objects are dealt with during the second half. A laboratory course designed for the field archaeologist, emphasizing hominid skeletal anatomy, the aging and sexing of skeletal populations and paleopathology.