This course is a study of human history which describes the major cultural developments in humanity's past and explores the methods used by archeologists to retrieve, process and analyze material remains of past cultures. (3 lecture hours per week) Prerequisites: READ 0310 and ENGL 0310. [ CB45.0301.51 25]

Introduction to Archaeology provides a survey of the basic methods, theory and research of scientific archaeology. Human cultures and behaviors are identified and interpreted from material remains of over 2.5 million years of the human past. Students learn how anthropologists build cultural history from artifacts and material evidence of human activity, reconstruct past life ways, and explain similarities and differences of human cultures. Core Curriculum Course.