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 a fully equipped archaeology lab with 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.

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 the “first course” in the field.

Students intending to major in archeology 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 210, Prehistoric Aegean Art and Archaeology

ARCH 200, Special Topics in Archaeology (when appropriate)

Division II:

ARCH 110, Archaeology and World Prehistory

Comparative Civilization:

ARCH 110: Archaeology and World Prehistory

Course descriptions, requirements for the major: refer to the College 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 ANTH 300/ARCH 300 before doing summer field work.