This minor is designed for students interested in the multidisciplinary study of archaeology and includes courses drawn from the Departments of Anthropology, Art History, Classics, Geography, History, Jewish Studies, and Statistics.
Total number of required credits: 19 credits.
Required courses include 01:070:105 Introduction to Archaeology, which is a general introduction to the methods and techniques used in archaeology, regardless of the chronological or geographical specialization. Four elective courses from at least two departments must include at least one course from each of the three areas: chronology, geographic area, and methodology. In addition, all students must complete one of the practicum options listed below.
INTRODUCTORY COURSE. Required (4 credits):
01:070:105 Introduction to Archaeology (4)
CHRONOLOGY COURSES. At least one course required (3 credits):
Courses in the chronology group emphasize a particular chronological range and students will be able to make diachronic comparisons within this range.
01:070:112 World Prehistory
01:082:105 Introduction to Western Art History, Pre-History to 1400
01:190:215 Introduction to Greek and Roman Archaeology
01:090:295:H6 Historical Archaeology of Slavery
01:070:313 Historical Archaeology
01:070:326 Life in the Pleistocene
01:070:327 Life in the Holocene
01:070:333 Colonial Archaeology
GEOGRAPHIC AREA COURSES. At least one course required (3 credits):
Courses in the geographic area group emphasize the archaeology of a particular geographic area. Students will be afforded the opportunity to develop some proficiency with a particular geographic area.
01:070:206 Survey of New World Prehistory
01:070:207 Prehistoric Archaeology of Europe
01:070:209 The Prehistory of Iberia
01:070:330 Archaeology of Australia
01:070:332 North American Archaeology
01:070:339 Caribbean Archaeology
01:070:426 South African Archaeology
01:082:321 Art of Early China
01:082:333 Pre-Columbian Art
01:082:362 Native Arts of North America
01:082:388 The City of Rome
01:190:372 Cities of the Classical World
01:190:373 Pompeii: The Life and Death of a Roman Town
01:506:271 Jewish History: Ancient and Medieval
01:190:205 Greek Civilization
METHODOLOGY COURSES. At least one course required (3 credits):
These courses emphasize sets of methods or practices in archaeology defined very broadly.
01:070:314 Prehistoric Funerary Archaeology
01:070:352 Practicum in Geoarchaeology
01:070:391 Lithic Analysis in Archaeology
01:070:392 Faunal Analysis in Archaeology
01:070:335 Analysis of Archaeological Data
01:070:395 Quantification of Archaeological Data
01:070:393 Cultural Resource Management
01:082:430 Foundations in Cultural Heritage and Preservation
01:082:440 Cultural Heritage and Preservation Studies: Museums, Collecting, and Preservation
01:070:394 Geological Context in Paleoanthropology
01:450:321 Geographic Information Systems
01:450:322 Remote Sensing
01:960:401 Basic Statistics for Research or one of the following: 01:960:201, 01:960:211, 01:960:285.
PRACTICUM. Required (3 credits):
The practicum requirement can be fulfilled through a variety of options involving research and professional experience, either in the field, in the laboratory, or in another professional setting
1. By completing 01:070:334 by attending either of the Rutgers archaeological field schools: the Turkana Basin Field School or the Archaeological Field School in Italy (Vacone).
2. By completing at least 3 credits in a non-Rutgers field school approved by the minor director. An example of such a field school that has been frequently used by Rutgers students is the Slavia Field School in Mortuary Archaeology, Drawsko, Poland.
3. By completing a professional internship relevant to archaeology whether in the field, in the lab, or in another professional setting. The internship will require the approval of the minor director. The course of record may be 01:070:386 any Rutgers internship course with the specific internship approved by the minor director.
4. By completing an advanced-level course. With preapproval from the program director, students unable to fulfill the practicum requirements via options 1, 2, or 3 may enroll in an advanced undergraduate or a graduate level course with significant hands-on experiences.
Students are advised to consult the anthropology department webpage for suggested course combinations for specializations in human origins, prehistoric archaeology, zooarchaeology, or heritage and recent archaeology.
