ART-3174: Introduction to Archaeology
Description: Introduction to archaeology focusing on a history of the discipline of archaeology with an emphasis on Mesopotamia and the Mediterranean world. Evolution of field inquiry and techniques in the context of major historical personages and excavations in Egypt, Greece, Italy and Syro-Palestine, as well as contemporary global and ethical issues surrounding the preservation and protection of archaeological artifacts, particularly with regards to the role they serve and their use and misuse as non-renewable global objects of cultural heritage and cultural identity.
Pathways: 2 Critical Thinking Humanities, 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 10 Ethical Reasoning
Course Hours: 3 credits
Corequisites: N/A
Crosslist: N/A
Repeatability: N/A
Sections Taught: 8
Average GPA: 3.51 (A-)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 44.79%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.32%
| Ann Marie Knoblauch | 2023 | 62.8% | 30.4% | 4.4% | 1.7% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3.51 | 8 |