WORLD ARCHAEOLOGY
Introduction to the ancient world from origins of human culture to the beginnings of written history as revealed by archaeological research at great sites and ruins around the globe. Archaeological analyses of important sites as case studies to illustrate concepts and techniques used by archaeologists in their efforts to understand the diversity of the human past and its implications for the present.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Humanities or Social Science Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain how archaeology helps us to understand the ancient and modern world. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Compare, contrast, and assess empirical and speculative narratives about the past. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Develop new points of view about who we are as humans, how we came to be, and how we shape the world around us. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Summarize the academic literature assigned for the class. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Recognize the presence of the past everywhere in the world. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Explain how archaeologists generate information about the past. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain how archaeology helps us to understand the ancient and modern world. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Compare, contrast, and assess empirical and speculative narratives about the past. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Develop new points of view about who we are as humans, how we came to be, and how we shape the world around us. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Summarize the academic literature assigned for the class. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Recognize the presence of the past everywhere in the world. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Explain how archaeologists generate information about the past. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027