ANTH 303 - Archaeological Field Excavation in Prehistoric Sites in New England

(3-6 credits)
See Addenda to the 2025/2026 Catalog   for changes to this course effective Spring 2026

This course provides intensive training in the practical skills of field archaeology. Direction in site survey, excavation tactics and strategy, fieldwork supervision, methods of sampling and on-site analysis is given. The course includes an introduction to laboratory work, covering topics such as cataloging, recognizing lithic materials, metric measurement and flotation of organic samples. Repeatable: may earn a maximum of nine credits. Offered every summer. (Formerly ANTH 403)