Additional Information

Course Number

ANTH 3790

Course Level

Course Description

The purpose of this class is to introduce students to archaeological field methods through a combination of readings, lecture, discussion, and hands-on experience. Training begins with issues of archaeological ethics, legal mandates, and research designs. Students then transition to learning skills and methods both in the classroom and in the field. Methods you will learn will include the basics of site survey and mapping, testing, excavation, artifact recovery and field processing, and data recording in the field.

Syllabus Available

No

Taxonomies

RPA Codes & Standards

• Adequate Preparation for Research Projects
• Appropriate Dissemination of Research
• Integrity of Research Methodology
• Maintaining Continuity of Records
• Procedures for Field Survey or Excavation
• Specimen and Research Record Storage

CIfA Codes

• Principle 3: Responsibility for acquiring and recording reliable information of the past in archaeological research
• Principle 4: Responsibility for the availability of archaeological results within reasonable dispatch

Keywords & Terms

• Adequate and Responsible Reporting, Publication, and Dissemination
• Adequate Preparation
• Continuity of Records
• General Archaeological Ethics
• Integrity of Research Methodology and Field Procedures
• International Law
• Local, State, Federal, and Tribal Laws
• Management of Cultural Resources, Heritage, History
• Professional Qualification
• Professional Standards
• Standards of Data Collection, Recordation, Analysis

Topics & Issues

• Antiquities Act
• Applied Archaeology
• Archaeological Education
• Archaeological Ethics - Other
• Contract Archaeology
• Cultural Resource Management (CRM)
• Historic/Cultural Resource/Site Preservation
• Legislation and Archaeological Preservation
• National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)
• Professionalism and Professional Standards