CEAN 0600 - Digging Deeper

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Brown University

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Most of us know that archaeology is a science we use to learn about the human past, but did you know that archaeologists also do much more? Archaeology is used to solve crimes, understand global warming, develop environmental plans, and even to determine legal cases. Archaeologists use a variety of field and lab methods to study life as long ago as 40,000 years and as recent as yesterday. Students will learn about the tools and techniques used by archaeologists to gather, analyze, and interpret evidence. Through guest lectures by professional archaeologists and field trips to archaeological sites and labs, we will examine how these methods are used to understand specific aspects of past climates and cultures. With this foundation, students will visit a colonial archaeological site and conduct an archaeological field survey. Back in the lab, students will analyze and interpret a real archaeological collection excavated from Brown's campus, forming new conclusions about unknown histories of past college life.

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0.00

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Institution Website:

www.brown.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 863-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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