Science of Archaeology 0,

4 Credits

Hands-on course, with separate lecture and lab components, in which you will practice the technologies and tools used in the scientific approach to archaeology. This course provides an overview of the chemistry, physics, and geology that inform an archaeologists’ understanding of the past and the ways in which the data collected from these tools can be interpreted through our knowledge of humanity at each step of the archaeological process. Concludes with a student project involving one of the tools covered. Attribute/Distribution: LS, NS, NW, Q, W