Anthropology 476: Archaeology: Principles in Practice has been divided into five units, each of which examines a specific topic in archaeology and/or anthropology.
| Unit 1 Archaeology and Anthropology |
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| 1.1 | Introduction to Archaeology | |
| 1.2 | Science, Humanism, and Archaeological Theory | |
| Unit 2 Recovering Archaeological Data |
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| 2.1 | Non-invasive Archaeology | |
| Telephone Quiz 1 | ||
| 2.2 | Excavation | |
| Assignment 1 | ||
| Unit 3 Establishing Chronological Controls |
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| 3.1 | Technical Tools for Building Chronologies | |
| 3.2 | Conceptual Tools for Building Cultural Histories | |
| Assignment 2 | ||
| Unit 4 Reconstructing the Past |
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| 4.1 | The Tools of Middle-Range Research | |
| Telephone Quiz 2 | ||
| 4.2 | Economy, Ecology, and Subsistence | |
| Assignment 3 | ||
| 4.3 | Bioarchaeology | |
| 4.4 | Social and Political Organization | |
| 4.5 | Understanding the Human Mind | |
| Assignment 4 | ||
| Unit 5 Challenges to Archaeology |
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| 5.1 | Directions for the Future | |
| Telephone Quiz 3 | ||
| Final Examination | ||