Archaeology

This interdisciplinary minor introduces students to the global importance of archaeology and its value as a form of scholarly inquiry.

The requirements are designed to meet two chief aims: to give students an understanding of the methods and findings of archaeology and to give them experience of actual fieldwork. There is a one-semester prerequisite before the student may be admitted into the minor; it may be fulfilled by taking any of three courses: ANTH 240, ARTH 200, or CLAS 180. One upper-level course (cross-listed as ANTH 305, CLAS 305, and ARTH 305), required of all students in the minor, incorporates lectures by faculty from different units and provides an overview of the array of methods and approaches in the field while demonstrating their interrelationships. The wide scope of contemporary archaeology is also reflected in the supporting courses, which are located in eight different departments and five different colleges. Each of these courses draws a substantial portion of its evidence from archaeology or provides basic scientific background and training in techniques useful to the archaeologist, such as remote sensing and Geographical Information Systems (GIS).

After the one-course prerequisite has been met, the minor requires a minimum of 15 credits and consists of the following three elements:

A required 3-credit, 300-level course, Archaeological Methods and Practice, cross-listed as ANTH 305 , CLAS 305 , and ARTH 305, to be offered once each year.
3 to 6 credits in approved courses offering fieldwork experience. There are many options at UMCP, including historical archaeology courses in ANTH that do not require travel abroad. Study-abroad programs at other institutions would have to be approved in advance by a UMCP faculty member with the appropriate specialization.
6 to 9 credits in supporting courses involving subject matter that includes a significant focus on archaeology (in, e.g., ARCH, ANTH, ARTH, CLAS, HIST, JWST, LARC, RELS). A list of approved courses will be maintained by the faculty steering committee and made available to students interested in the minor. The list will be updated as course offerings change.

Some upper-level courses that count toward the minor may have their own specific prerequisites. As required for all minors, at least 9 credits overall must be in courses at the 300 or 400 level. The grade point average in the minor must be at least 2.0 and no grade below C- can be counted toward the minor. A maximum of 6 credits may be counted toward both the minor and the student’s major. A maximum of 6 credits earned at other institutions may be counted toward the minor.

Please note that this list is not all-inclusive; new courses may be added over time, and other existing courses with an archaeological component may be submitted for the approval of advising faculty.

ANTH 240: Introduction to Archaeology
ANTH 241: Controversies in Archaeology
ANTH 298D: Introduction to Zooarchaeology
ANTH 298M: Archaeology of the Spanish Empire
ANTH 298P: Archaeological Ethics
ANTH 340: Method and Theory in Archaeology
ANTH 440: Theory and Practice of Historical Archaeology
ANTH 441: Archaeology of Diaspora
ANTH 442: Public Archeology
ANTH 445: Laboratory Methods in Archaeology
ANTH 446: Chesapeake Archeology
ANTH 447: Material Culture Studies in Archaeology
ANTH 448A/688Z: Archaeology of Diaspora
ANTH 448B/689B: Archaeological Law and Preservation
ANTH 448D/689D: GIS for Anthropologists
ANTH 448F/688F: Environmental Archaeology
ANTH 448P: Theories of the Past
ANTH 448Q/689Q: Archaeology of the Modern City
ANTH 496: Field Methods in Archaeology
ARCH 224: The Ancient Roman City: Pompeii and Beyond
ARCH 422: History of Greek Architecture
ARCH 423: History of Roman Architecture
ARCH 428: Selected Topics in Architectural History
ARCH 481: The Architect in Archaeology
ARTH 200: Art and Society in Ancient and Medieval Europe and the Mediterranean
ARTH 250: Art and Society in the Ancient American World
ARTH 275: Art and Society in Africa
ARTH 290: Art and Society in Asia
ARTH 303: Roman Art and Archaeology
ARTH 370: Latin American Art and Archaeology before 1500
CLAS 180: Discovering the World of Ancient Greece
CLAS 190: Discovering the World of Ancient Rome
CLAS 308: The Classics in Context [two versions, taught in Italy & Greece]
CLAS 315: Greek and Roman Athletics
CLAS 330: Ancient Greek Religion
CLAS 331: Roman Religion
CLAS 409: Classical Connections
GEOL 342: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy
GEOG 210/211: Geography of Environmental Systems/Laboratory
GEOG 372: Remote Sensing
GEOG 373: Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
GEOG 415: Land use, climate change, and sustainability
GEOG 472: Remote Sensing: Digital Processing and Analysis
GEOG 473: Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis
GEOG 475: Computer cartography
HIST 219T/JWST 231: Jewish Texts and Cultures in the Second Temple Period
HISP 200: The Everyday and the American Environment
HIST 250: Colonial Latin America: Culture, Power, Conflict and Exchange
HIST 289C: A Mirror of Democracy: Athens and Her Neighbors in the Golden Age
HIST 310: History of South Africa
HIST 371/JWST 326: Jews and Judaism in Antiquity II: First through Seventh Centuries
JWST 225/RELS 219A/HIST 219I: Religions of the Ancient Near East
JWST 219Q/429Q/RELS 219Q/429Q: Dead Sea Scrolls
JWST 289J: Jerusalem in Antiquity: The History of Sacred Space in a Holy City
LARC 121: Digital Design Futures
LARC 160: Introduction to Landscape Architecture
LARC 263: History of Landscape Architecture
LARC 450: Environmental Resources

To fulfill the requirement for 3 to 6 credits of fieldwork courses:

ARTH 369M: The Republic of Macedonia and Northern Greece: Cultural Crossroads, past and present
ANTH 496: Field Methods in Archaeology
ARCH 481: The Architect in Archaeology
ARCH 483: Field Archaeology
CLAS 380: The History and Archeology of Corinth and its Environs in Ancient Greece
JWST 369T/HIST 369B: Tel Burna Archaeological Field Course