ANTH 5 - Archaeology:Living in the Material World

Institution:

Hofstra University

Subject:

Anthropology

Description:

Semester Hours: 3 Fall, Spring This course provides a practical and theoretical introduction to archaeology. The class reviews field and laboratory methods as well as the practice of archaeological interpretation. The main objective is to consider various ways to understand how material objects are containers and representations of culture meaning. The course considers theories of material culture and explicit studies that ground ideas in the archeological record as well as the contemporary material world around us. Readings, lectures, and assignment review these methods and case studies show how past cultures are reconstructed through the analysis of the archaeological record.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.hofstra.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 463-6600

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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