Courses Taught and in Development

Arch 116.3: Introduction to Near Eastern and Classical Archaeology

An introduction to the archaeology of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Israel and surrounding regions,

Greece and Rome.

Arch 243.3: Introduction to Archaeology of Ancient Israel and Syria

Introduction to the archaeology of ancient Israel and Syria from the development of early

agricultural settlements during the Neolithic period to the major city-states of the Canaanite

Middle Bronze Age.

Arch 244.3: Archaeology and Cultural Development Ancient Israel and Syria Late Bronze

                   Age to Hellenistic Period

Examines the archaeological reconstruction of cultural development in the regions

of ancient Israel and Syria from the Late Bronze Age to the Hellenistic Period.

Arch 252.3: Near Eastern Archaeological Field Work

Introduces students to the excavation and laboratory methods used in Near Eastern archaeology.

Arch 257.3: Archaeology of Ancient Egypt

A study of the archaeological evidence for the reconstruction of ancient Egyptian culture

from the Neolithic through to the Roman periods. 

Arch 258.3: Archaeology of Ancient Mesopotamia

A study of the archaeological evidence for the development of the cultures of ancient

Mesopotamia from the Neolithic through to the Persian periods.

Arch 356.6: Development of Complex Cultures in Eastern Mediterranean and Near Eastern

                    Regions

A study of the development of complex cultures in the eastern Mediterranean

and Near Eastern regions from the hunting and gathering societies of the Upper

Palaeolithic period to the establishment of complex urban cultures during the Early

Bronze Age.

Arch 362.6: Field Course in Mediterranean Archaeology

Participation in a supervised excavation, interpretation of stratigraphy, architectural

features, artifacts and other physical remains.

Arch 385.3: Computer Applications in Archaeology

Explores the interaction between archaeological theory, excavation methods, and modes

of analysis, and various computer applications. 

Arch 465.3: Spatial Analysis of Archaeological Data

Spatial analysis examines the distribution of artifacts, ecofacts and features in the

archaeological record and assesses the extent to which the distribution reflects past

human activity, social structures, etc.

Other Courses Taught

Arch 398.3: Special Topics

Offered occasionally by visiting faculty and in other special situations to cover, in depth,

topics that are not thoroughly covered in regularly offered courses.

Arch 498.3: Special Topics

Offered occasionally by visiting faculty and in other special situations to cover, in depth,

topics that are not thoroughly covered in regularly offered courses.

Arch 851.3: Seminar in Archaeological Method and Theory

A survey, through discussion and analysis, of current methods and techniques of

archaeological interpretation.

Arch 855.3: Problems in Archaeology

Research on a selected problem in archaeology or the prehistory of a selected geographic

area with a problem orientation.

Arch 898.3: Special Topics

Guided reading and discussion courses to permit advanced students to follow intensive library r

esearch into special topics