ANTH 583G - Ceramic Analysis for Archaeolo

Credits: Variable

This course will introduce students to the methods and theories that archaeologists employ to understand past societies using ceramic remains. Ceramics often form a large part of the archaeological record and may be analyzed using many different techniques. This course focuses on the basic skills of archaeological ceramic analysis and also examines the way in which ceramics can be used to understand various dimensions of social life such as production, consumption, trade, gender and political activity. There is a lab component where students will learn fundamentals such as pottery making, illustration, attribute analysis and ceramic petrography.