# Undergraduate Program In Archaeology ### Overview Archaeology – the study of the human past – is a vibrant field of study at Harvard, with faculty, programs and facilities located in the Social Sciences, Humanities, and the Natural Sciences. Students may draw upon a multitude of disciplines to further their interest in studying and understanding the human past either at the level of a major, within any one of several disciplines, or to pursue work at the level of a Secondary Field in Archaeology. This website will help students identify the many resources and programs offering course work and research opportunities in the archaeology of ancient societies around the world. ◆Archaeology explains when, how and why things happened in the past. Archaeologists document patterns of change and variability through time and space and relate these changes to the world around us today. In broader terms, archaeological research involves the discovery, description and analysis of technological adaptation, social organization, artistic production, ideology and other forms of human expression through the study of material remains recovered from the excavation of sites that were used or settled by past peoples. ◆The formal study of archaeology prepares students to evaluate critically the record of human material production and to develop informed perspectives on the ways the past is presented, interpreted, and dealt with by a wide range of actors - from interested individuals to nation-states - in societies around the world today. Archaeologists carry out basic research in the field and in museum collections and increasingly deal with such topics as cultural resource management, cultural tourism, nationalistic uses and abuses of the past, the depiction of the past in the media, the illegal trade in antiquities, repatriation of cultural patrimony, and environmental and climatic change. ### Undergraduate Courses in Archaeology 2013-2014 For the most updated version please go to the [Archaeology](http://webdocs.registrar.fas.harvard.edu/courses/Archaeology.html) chapter of the Current Courses of Instruction. **General Education** Culture and Belief 21 (formerly Foreign Cultures 93). Pathways through the Andes Culture, History, and Beliefs in Andean South America Science of Living Systems 16. Human Evolution and the Human Body Societies of the World 30. Moctezuma’s Mexico: Then and Now (2012)! Societies of the World 38. Pyramid Schemes: The Archaeological History of Ancient Egypt Societies of the World 40 (formerly Anthropology 1174). The Incas: The Last Great Empire of Pre-Columbian South America Societies of the World 41 (formerly History 1050). Medieval Europe Societies of the World 53: The Fall of the Roman Empire **Freshman Seminars** Freshman Seminar 30g. Digging Up the Past: Harvard and Egyptian Archaeology (New Course) Freshman Seminar 39e. Rome and China - (New Course) **African and African American Studies** African and African American Studies 170. The African Past: Art and History to 1800 African and African American Studies 174. The African City **Anthropology** Anthropology 91xr (formerly Anthropology 91r). Supervised Reading and Research in Archaeology Anthropology 92xr (formerly Anthropology 92r). Archaeological Research Methods in Museum Collections Anthropology 1010. The Fundamentals of Archaeological Methods & Reasoning Anthropology 1025r (formerly Anthropology 1025). Museum Anthropology, Thinking with Objects: Kayaks: Seminar Anthropology 1045. Ancient Settlement Systems: Seminar Anthropology 1060. Archaeological Science Anthropology 1065. The Ancient Near East Anthropology 1080. North American Archaeology: Lost Tribes and Ancient Capitals of North America Anthropology 1085. Six Great Discoveries in New World Archaeology Anthropology 1090. Ethnography and Archaeology Anthropology 1095 (formerly Social Analysis 50). Urban Revolutions: Archaeology and the Investigation of Early States Anthropology 1125. The Moche of Ancient Peru: Politics, Economy, Religion and Art Anthropology 1130. Archaeology of Harvard Yard Anthropology 1131. Archaeology of Harvard Yard II: Laboratory Methods and Analysis Anthropology 1040. Origins of the Food We Eat (new course) Anthropology 1150. Ancient Landscapes\] Anthropology 1155. Before Baghdad: Cities of Ancient Mesopotamia Anthropology 1165. Digging the Glyphs: Adventures in Decipherment Anthropology 1175. The Archaeology of Ethnicity (seminar) Anthropology 1180. North American Archaeology: Lost tribes and the ancient capitals of Native America Anthropology 1182. People of the Sun: The Arhcaeology of Ancient Mexico (new course) Anthropology 1185. Six Great Discoveries in New World Archaeology Anthropology 1090. Ethnography and Archaeology (seminar) Anthropology 1190. Encountering the Conquistadors Anthropology 1210. The Archaeology of Ancient China Antrhopology 1212. The Archaeology of Modern Human Origins (new course) Anthropology 1214. The Archaeology of Women and Children (new course) Anthropology 1230. African Archaeology (new course) Anthropology 1250. The Pyramids of Giza: Technology, Archaeology, History (seminar) Anthropology 2000. Osteoarchaeology Lab Anthropology 2010ar. Materials in Ancient Societies: Metals Anthropology 2010br. Materials in Ancient Societies: Metals Anthropology 2020. GIS and Spatial Analysis in Archaeology Anthropology 2056. Household Archaeology (new course) Anthropology 2062. Religions of Latin America Anthropology 2070a. Archaeological Method and Theory: Seminar Anthropology 2070b. Case Studies and Research Proposal Preparation Anthropology 2085. Archaeology of Ritual and Religion Anthropology 2090. Economic Archaeology: Culture Contact Anthropology 2092. Early China: Archaeology and Texts Anthropology 2110r. Issues in Mesoamerican Arcaheology Anthropology 2177. (formerly Anthropology 1177). South American Archaeology Anthropology 2210. Archaeology and the Ancient Economy Anthropology 2212. The Archaeology of Enlightenment (new course) Anthropology 2240. Archaeology of Production: Seminar Anthropology 2250a. Proseminar in Archaeology Anthropology 2250b. Proseminar in Archaeology **The Classics** Classical Archaeology 100: Greek Antiquity Classical Archaeology 101. Roman Antiquity\] - (New Course) Classical Archaeology 158. Ancient Sculpture: Display, Perception, and Context -(New Course) Classical Studies 158: Alexander to Caesar: The Transformation of the Hellenistic World Classical Archaeology 250. Caesar’s Salad: Roman Art during the Decline of the Roman Republic and at the Dawn of a New Empire: Seminar **History** History 80e. From Gaul to France: The History, Archaeology and Science of the Fall of the Roman Empire History 80f. Carolingian Civilization History 1011. The World of the Roman Empire History 1012. Identity in Classical Antiquity History 1040. The Fall of the Roman Empire History 1041 (formerly Historical Study B-13). Charlemagne and the Birth of Medieval Civilization History 1940. Science and the Global Human Past: Case Studies at the Cutting Edge: Conference Course - (New Course) History 2055hf (formerly History 2055). Early Medieval History: Communications in the Early Medieval Mediterranean: Seminar **History of Art and Architecture** History of Art and Architecture 13x. Introduction to Greek and Roman Sculpture History of Art and Architecture 100r. Sophomore Excursion Course History of Art and Architecture 101. The Making of Art and Artifacts: History, Material and Technique History of Art and Architecture 132e. The Ideal of the Everyday in Greek Art History of Art and Architecture 137p. The Roman Dinner Party: Proseminar History of Art and Architecture 141k. Rome, Constantinople, Ravenna in the Light of Imperial Rule : Proseminar History of Art and Architecture 143r (formerly \*History of Art and Architecture 143m). The Art of the Court of Constantinople : Proseminar History of Art and Architecture 197. The Imperial Arts of the Inca and the Aztec History of Art and Architecture 206. Science and the Practice of Art History History of Art and Architecture 239x (formerly History of Art and Architecture 139j). Greek Myths on Roman Sarcophagi History of Art and Architecture 240r. Topics in Byzantine Art : Family and Daily Life in the Byzantine World **History of Science** History of Science 186. Technology in the Social World **Human Evolutionary Biology** Human Evolutionary Biology 1411. Evolution and Adaptation of the Human Diet Human Evolutionary Biology 1419. Laboratory Methods in Human Evolutionary Biology - (New Course) Human Evolutionary Biology 1423. Human Origins and Evolution - (New Course) Human Evolutionary Biology 1490r. Primate Evolution Human Evolutionary Biology 1530. Hominid Paleontology and Evolution Human Evolutionary Biology 1540. Human Migration - (New Course) Human Evolutionary Biology 1940. Science and the Human Past: Case Studies at the Cutting Edge: Conference Course - (New Course) **Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations** Ancient Near East 100. History of the Ancient Near East: Ancient Near East 102. Introduction to Mesopotamian Religion Ancient Near East 104. Babylon Ancient Near East 107. History and Historiography in the Ancient Near East Ancient Near East 155r. Ancient Mesopotamia: Archaeology and Texts Ancient Near East 157. Material Culture, Society and Ideology: The Archaeology of Society in the Monarchic Period of Ancient Israel - (New Course) Ancient Near East 228. The History and Archaeology of Jerusalem - (New Course) Ancient Near East 230. Ethnicity and Boundary Maintenance in Ancient Israel of the Iron I Period: Israelites, Philistines and Canaanites - (New Course) Jewish Studies 138. The Synagogue and Jewish Community - (New Course) **The Study of Religion** Religion 1016: The Shock of the Old: Conference Course Religion 1305. Emerging Topics in Greek Religion Religion 1418. The Apostle Paul: His Letters, His Cities, and His Legacy Religion 2348ab. Archaeology and the World of the New Testament: Seminar