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Archaeological Studies

51 Hillhouse, 432.3772
M.A.

Chair and Director of Graduate Studies
Richard Burger (Anthropology)

Professors
Richard Burger (Anthropology), Edward Cooke, Jr. (History of Art), Robert Gordon (Geology & Geophysics), Andrew Hill (Anthropology), Frank Hole (Anthropology), Diana Kleiner (Classics), Mary Miller (History of Art), Ronald Smith (Geology & Geophysics), Karl Turekian (Geology & Geophysics), Harvey Weiss (Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations)

Assistant Professors
Marcello Canuto (Anthropology), John Darnell (Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations), Björn Ewald (Classics), Thomas Tartaron (Anthropology)

Lecturers
Lisa Collins (Anthropology), Karen Foster (Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations)
The aims of the program are to give students the academic background needed for careers in the conservation of archaeological resources, to prepare students to teach in community colleges and secondary schools, and to provide the opportunity for teachers, curators, and administrators to refresh themselves on recent developments in archaeology. The program is administered by Yale's Council on Archaeological Studies, with faculty from the departments of Anthropology, Classics, Geology & Geophysics, History of Art, and Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations.

Special Admissions Requirements
The GRE General Test; applicants need not have an archaeology background, but a strong grounding in the social sciences or history is recommended.

Special Requirements for the M.A. Degree
Courses are drawn from the graduate programs of the participating departments and from those undergraduate courses that are also open to graduate students. Eight courses are required. Unless previously taken for credit, these will include: Field Techniques; World Prehistory, Origins of Western Civilizations, or Introduction to Archaeology; at least one laboratory course; a course related to archaeology in each of the following groups: Anthropology; Classics, History of Art, or Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations; Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Forestry & Environmental Studies, or Geology & Geophysics; and two electives. In addition, each student will write a master's thesis. Degree candidates are required to pay a minimum of one year of full tuition. Full-time students can complete the course requirements in one academic year, and all students are expected to complete the program within a maximum period of three academic years.

Program materials are available upon request to the Director of Graduate Studies, Archaeological Studies, Department of Anthropology, Yale University, PO Box 208277, New Haven ct 06520-8277; e-mail, anthropology@yale.edu; Web site, www.yale.edu/archaeology.

Courses

ARCG 701au, Foundations of Modern Archaeology.  Frank Hole.
TTh 9–10.15
Discusses how method, theory, and social policy have influenced the development of archaeology as a set of methods, an academic discipline, and a political tool. This course assumes a background in the basics of archaeology equivalent to one of the introductory courses. Also ANTH 701au.

ARCG 705Lbu, Archaeology Laboratory II.  Marcello Canuto.  
W 1–4
Practical experience in preparation, analysis, and interpretation of artifacts and nonartificial archaeological data. Students undertake term projects. Also ANTH 705Lbu.

ARCG 732au and 733Lau, Archaeological Field Techniques and
Archaeology Lab I.  Marcello Canuto.
MW 9–10.15, Lab SA 9–5
An introduction to the practice and techniques of modern archaeology, including methods of excavation, recording, mapping, dating, and ecological analysis. The lab offers instruction in the field at an archaeological site in Connecticut in stratigraphy, mapping, artifact recovery, and excavation strategy. The courses must be taken concurrently and are counted together as 1 credit. Also ANTH 732au and ANTH 733Lau.

ARCG 738bu, Ethnoarchaeology.  Frank Hole.
W 1.30–3.20
A survey and critical examination of the uses of ethnographic, experimental, and replication studies for the archaeological interpretation of material culture and patterns of behavior. Also ANTH 738bu.

ARCG 740bu, Maya Archaeology.  Marcello Canuto.
T 1.30–3.20
Examination of current problems in Maya archaeology, epigraphy, iconography, and ethnohistory. Topics include the Preclassic, Classic, and Postclassic periods, the development and collapse of Classic Maya civilization, economic and political organization, warfare, and external relations. Also ANTH 740bu.

ARCG 745au, Landscape Archaeology.  Thomas Tartaron.
TTh 2.30–3.45
Examination of landscape as a powerful concept in archaeology, and the basis of a thriving research agenda within the discipline. The course traces the intellectual development of landscape perspectives in archaeology, from a primary concern with adaptive and economic aspects of human environment interactions to more recent interest in cognitive and culturally constructed landscapes. Case studies reveal a multiplicity of archaeological approaches. Permission from instructor required for non-archaeology/anthropology undergraduates. Also ANTH 745au.

ARCG 751au,Topics and Issues in Archaeology.  Frank Hole.
W 1.30–3.20
This course focuses on important new discoveries and theories concerning the early stages of ritual, religion, and the emergence of social complexity in the greater Near East. We consider evidence from Anatolia, the Levant, Mesopotamia, and Iran for the period commonly referred to as the Neolithic. Also ANTH 751a.

ARCG 771au, Archaeology of Complex Societies.  Richard Burger.
T 10.30–12.20
A consideration of theories and methods developed by archaeologists to recognize and understand complex societies in prehistory. Topics include the nature of social differentiation and stratification as applied in archaeological interpretation; emergence of complex societies in human history; case studies of societies known ethnographically and archaeologically. Also ANTH 771a.

ARCG 777bu, The Origins of Agriculture.  Frank Hole.
TTh 1–2.15
The concepts and processes of domestication are examined in the context of archaeological examples from several regions of the world. Also ANTH 777bu.

ARCG 785au, Archaeological Ceramics I.  Thomas Tartaron.
W 3.30–5.20
This seminar focuses on archaeological, ethnographic, and ethnoarchaeological approaches to the study of archaeological ceramics that permit archaeologists to mine assemblages for information on the people and societies that made and used them. First part of two-part sequence with Archaeological Ceramics II. Students are expected to attend both. Also ANTH 785au.

ARCG 786bu, Archaeological Ceramics II.  Thomas Tartaron.
M 2–5, Th 4.30–5.20
This laboratory course introduces students to archaeometric characterization techniques for the study of archaeological ceramics. Hands-on experience with thin-section petrography and other techniques, including electron probe microanalysis and scanning electron microscopy. Prerequisite: ANTH 785au/ARCG 785au (Archaeological Ceramics I). Also ANTH 786bu.

ARCG 953a or b, Directed Research in Archaeology and Prehistory.  Faculty.
By arrangement.

Related Courses

ARCG 100b, Genesis and Collapse of Old World Civilizations.  Harvey Weiss.
Also HUMS 100b.

ARCG 163b, From Pictograph to Pixel: Changing Ways of Human Communication.  John Darnell, Michael Fischer, Beatrice Gruendler.
Also NELC 163b.

ARCG 171b, Great Discoveries in Archaeology.  Thomas Tartaron.

ARCG 172a, Great Hoaxes in Archaeology.  Marcello Canuto.
Also ANTH 172a.

ARCG 212b, Art and Archaeology of Ancient China.  Lillian Tseng.
Also HSAR 351b.

ARCG 232a, Ancient Civilizations of the Andes.  Richard Burger.

ARCG 237a, Ancient Paintings and Mosaics.  Karen Foster.
Also HSAR 237a, NELC 108a.

ARCG 239b, Art of the Ancient Near East and Aegean.  Karen Foster.
Also NELC 104b, HUMS, HSAR 239b.

ARCG 250a, Roman Art: Empire, Identity, and Society.  Diana Kleiner.
Also HSAR 250a, CLCV 170a.

ARCG 252b, Roman Architecture.  Diana Kleiner.
Also HSAR 252b, CLCV 175b.

ARCG 281b, Creation and Destruction of Human Environments.  Harvey Weiss.
Also ANTH 281b, EVST 225b.

ARCG 349b, Archaeology of the African Diaspora.  Lisa Collins.
Also ANTH 349b, AFAM 341b.

ARCG 360a, Parallel Worlds: Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia.  John Darnell, Eckart Frahm.
Also NELC 120a.

ARCG 362a, Observing the Earth from Space.  Ronald Smith.
Also G&G 362a.

ARCG 425a, The Art of Chu China.  Lillian Tseng.
Also HSAR 480a.

ARCG 465a, Archaeometallurgy.  Robert Gordon.
Also G&G 465a.

ARCG 467b, Geochemical Approaches to Archaeology.  Karl Turekian.
Also G&G 467b.

HSAR 481b, Art and Architecture of the Forbidden City in China.  Lillian Tseng.

HSAR 580a, Everyday Romans in Extraordinary Times: The Art and Culture of the Non-Elite in Ancient Rome.  Diana Kleiner.

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