ANTH 185: Field Course in Archaeology: Survey and Documentation

2008-09 2009-10 →
changes (lax) changes (strict) ▾ 2012-13 → 2009-10 →

Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 1 hour; discussion, 1 hour; field, 6 hours

Catalog page 83

Prerequisites: ANTH 003 or ANTH 005; upper-division standing; consent of instructor

Description: Trains students in field surveying and docu- menting historic and aboriginal archaeological sites. Covers satellite-assisted electronic location, cadastral survey location, Universal Transverse Mercator grid coordinates, field mapping, recording environmental parameters, characterizing assemblage, assessing sig- nificance, and using archaeological information cen- ters.

Derived Information — The following is not part of the official catalog but is computed from catalog data.

Serves as a prerequisite for

ANTH 180C
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