General survey of global archaeological sites, archaeological practice, the history
of archaeology, and current issues in archaeology including intellectual property
rights and the relationship between archaeology and world/regional cultural resources.
Course includes examination of the construction of culture history and the archaeological
record, survey and excavation, dating technologies, and subsistence patterns. Portions
of the class are dedicated to examination of local archaeological sites or collections,
pictographs and petroglyphs, lithic techniques, indigenous land management practices,
indigenous resource management practices, indigenous knowledge of archaeological sites,
ceremonial sites, food gathering and processing sites, village sites, and contemporary
use of culturally significant sites by local indigenous bands.