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ANTH 3014

Doing Archaeological Science

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

Fall 2024

Topics

  • discussion of readings (see schedule below).
  • class for which they are assigned
  • Introduction & Background
  • Course overview. Why are quantitative methods important?
  • What is quantitative research? What are statistics?
  • Research Design
  • Objectivity and bias
  • approaches. See detailed instructions for further information
  • Ethics and safety

Readings

  • Required: ANTH 3014 Quantitative Anthropology 2024F
  • Perez (2019), pp. 1 – 25. In-class discussion of reading Research Project Stage 1: Site visit () is due on Friday September 13 In this assignment
  • Williams & Quave (2019), pp. 1-4 Research Project Stage 2: Safety and Ethics () is due on Friday Sept. 20 In this assignment
  • Metcalfe et al. (2021), whole article
  • Bernard (2006), ch. 2 pp. 28-52; Lane et al. (n.d.), pp. 34-39 Research Project Stage 3: Research Proposal () is due on Friday September 27 In this assignment
  • Lane et al. (n.d.), pp. 231-234; Bernard (2006), ch. 2 pp. 53-68 Research Project Stage 4: ‘Sampling & Data Collection Plan’ () is due today (Monday Oct. 7) In this assignment
  • Smith (2018) - whole article Quiz 1 () due Friday Nov. 15 at midnight
Sources