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Archaeology Advising Guide
Introduction
At
Dickinson, the study of archaeology draws on the expertise of four departments -
Anthropology, Art and Art History, Classical Studies, and Earth Science.
Students get a solid theoretical grounding in the discipline and gain valuable
field experience by participating in summer excavations. The Archaeology program
boasts two fully equipped archaeological laboratories. The Keck lab includes a
full scale training trench, a digital slide library, and several digital
projects applying Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) surveys and Geographical
Information System (GIS) technology. The Environmental Archaeological Lab
includes microscopes with digital imaging capabilities as well as the facilities
for analysis of archaeological plant and animal remains.
Courses
appropriate for prospective majors
Students may explore their interest in Archaeology by
selecting any of the 100 or 200 level courses. The distinction is not in levels
of difficulty, but breadth in scope. Any of the 100 or 200 level courses may be
taken as teh "first course" in the field.
Students intending to major in Archaeology should
register for one of the following: ARCH 110, ARCH 120, ARCH 140,
ARCH 150, ARCH 210, or ARCH 261.
Introductory courses that fulfill distribution
requirements
Division IC:
ARCH 140,
Egyptian Art and Archaeology
ARCH 200, Special Topics in
Archaeology (when appropriate)
ARCH 210, Prehistoric
Aegean Art and Archaeology
Division
II:
ARCH 110, Archaeology and World Prehistory
ARCH 260, Environmental Archaeology
ARCH 262, South American
Archaeology
Comparative
Civilization:
ARCH 110: Archaeology and World
Prehistory
ARCH 262, South American
Archaeology
For course descriptions and
requirements for the major, refer to the Academic
Bulletin: Archaeology. Additional course descriptions are available at Anthropology
or Classical
Studies.
Excavation opportunities
Dickinson students will have excavation opportunities in the summers under the
supervision of Professor Christofilis Maggidis, the Assistant Director of the
Mycenae Project site in Greece.Students should complete ARCH 300
and MGRE 107 Modern Greek before doing summer field work. In
addition to the Dickinson field school, students can find a range of
archaeological field schools in other regions and with a focus on particular
types of analysis, such as bioarcheaology or geoarchaeology. Professor Bruno can
provide assistance in identifying the best match for each student.