ANT 3329 - Archaeological Curation Methods

This course is designed to provide students with practical, hands-on experience in artifact care, management and preservation. Its emphasis is on understanding the discipline of archaeology as a process from pre-field planning through curation such that curation is considered at every stage of the archaeological process. The course will introduce students to curation, conservation, collections, management policies and procedures, and the curatorial tasks associated with managing and preserving archaeological collections (both artifacts and their associated documentation). We will also contemplate ethics and ethical considerations as they relate to archaeological collections care and management. The majority of the course will be hands-on. Students will work with archaeological collections housed by the Department of Anthropology, Sociology, and Criminology.

Prerequisite(s): ANT 2200 , ANT 3305