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Archaeology students learn how to examine archaeological sites, landscapes, and material culture to make inferences about people in the past. Archaeology majors develop research skills that enable them to investigate problems, analyze and evaluate data, and infer aspects of ancient human behavior and modes of organization.  

The Archaeology BA program provides students with interdisciplinary training in archaeological methods (for example, how to survey, excavate, document, and interpret archaeological sites and past landscapes), theoretical approaches, laws, and ethics. A core requirement of this program is the completion of an archaeological field school or public archaeological internship where students gain valuable hands-on experience with field and laboratory methods that prepare them for future careers. Students pursue a unified curriculum while focusing their major elective coursework across or within one of the following three Concentration Areas:

• Environmental and Landscape Archaeology-Explore topics from landscape and spatial archaeology, GIS, environmental anthropology, historical ecology, bioarchaeology, agricultural systems, human–environment interaction, cultural landscapes, and sustainability through interdisciplinary coursework in Anthropology, Environmental Studies, Geology, and Geography.
• Archaeology of Social Complexity- Explore topics from regional archaeologies (North America, Mesoamerica, Europe, Africa, Asia, the Mediterranean, and the Near East); the development of agriculture, complex societies, and cities; and material culture through interdisciplinary coursework in Anthropology, Architecture, Africana Studies, and Classics.
• Material Culture, Cultural Heritage, and Museum Studies- Explore topics from public archaeology, archaeological laws and ethics, material culture, heritage studies, and strategies for representing ancient and modern cultural practices through interdisciplinary coursework in Anthropology, Architecture, Classics, and History.