Introduction to Archaeology

4.0 credits

How did we get here? And, how do we know what we know about the past? This course is a general introduction to archaeology, with emphases on the methods, theories, and ethical issues of archaeological research. To this end, this course will provide students with an overview of the various theoretical and methodological approaches that have been used to study artifacts and archaeological sites and make inferences about the past. In addition, we will focus on how archaeological finds are used to understand the history of human evolution, agriculture, urbanism, religion and complex societies in many areas of the world.