Anthropology

ANTH 180 Ceramic Analysis in Archaeology

Focuses on theories and techniques used by archaeologists to bridge the gap between the recovery of ceramic materials and their interpretation within cultural contexts. Topics include the origins of pottery, production methods, classification and typology, seriation, functional analysis, materials analysis and description, organization of production, trade, and the analysis of style. Students are billed a course materials fee. Students cannot receive credit for this course and ANTH 280.

Requirements

Prerequisite(s): ANTH 3. Concurrent enrollment in ANTH 180L required. Enrollment is restricted to anthropology majors.

Credits

5

Quarter offered

Spring

Instructor

Judith Habicht Mauche