Archaeology
ARCH 137 Introduction to Global Archaeology (4)
This course provides an introduction to the multidisciplinary field of modern archaeology. Through this course, students will be introduced to the history, theories, methods, and broader social contexts of material culture studies in the investigation of human past. The course serves two functions. First, it provides a survey of important archaeological discoveries from around the world, placing the finds in both archaeological as well as contemporary social contexts. Second, the course demonstrates the theoretical and methodological developments of the discipline over the past century by introducing the different kinds of information that archaeologists use to interpret the past.
- General Education Requirement Fulfillment: Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences
- Offering: Fall
- Instructor: Nicgorski, Pike
ARCH 199 Topics in Archaeology (1-4)
A semester-long study of topics in Archaeology. Topics and emphases will vary according to the instructor. This course may be repeated for credit with different topics. See the New and Topics Courses page on the Registrar’s webpage for descriptions and applicability to majors/minors in other departments.
- General Education Requirement Fulfillment: Topic dependent
- Prerequisite: Topic dependent
- Offering: Occasionally
- Instructor: Staff
ARCH 299 Topics in Archaeology (1-4)
A semester-long study of topics in Archaeology. Topics and emphases will vary according to the instructor. This course may be repeated for credit with different topics. See the New and Topics Courses page on the Registrar’s webpage for descriptions and applicability to majors/minors in other departments.
- General Education Requirement Fulfillment: Topic dependent
- Prerequisite: Topic dependent
- Offering: Occasionally
- Instructor: Staff
ARCH 337 Archaeological Theories and Methods (4)
This course examines the broad humanistic foundations of global archaeology through an in-depth study of the theoretical and methodological underpinnings of archaeological research. The course studies how material culture is archaeologically theorized, located, investigated, and evaluated to gain insight into past human activities and social practices, with an emphasis on the diversity and interdisciplinarity of archaeological methods.
- General Education Requirement Fulfillment: Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences
- Prerequisite: ARCH 137
- Offering: Spring
- Instructor: Staff
ARCH 355 Archaeology Field School (4)
This four- to six-week summer archaeology field school provides intensive, on-site training in the archaeological methods and techniques in conjunction with the Ness of Brodgar archaeology project. The course is run in cooperation with Orkney College, The University of the Highlands and Islands. The Ness of Brodgar site is a Neolithic ceremonial complex situated on a thin promontory between two lakes and the megalithic stone circles of the Ring of Brodgar and Stones of Stenness. The field school emphasizes a holistic approach to archaeological inquiry. As such, in addition to daily instruction on excavation theory, technique and recovery, course lectures and fieldwork will emphasize a variety of topics including topographical and geophysical survey techniques, stratigraphy, ceramic topology, geomorphology, paleobotany, and the archaeology of the Orkney Islands. Visits to regional archaeological sites and museums will provide a broad cultural and historical background of the archaeology in the region.
- General Education Requirement Fulfillment: Arts & Humanities; World Engagement: CV, Study Abroad
- Offering: Annually
- Instructor: Pike
ARCH 390 Independent Study (1-4)
This course provides an opportunity to conduct a major research project which cannot be satisfied through any existing course in the major’s curriculum. The project must be supervised by a Willamette faculty member. Proposed projects must be submitted to the Archaeology Program Coordinator and must be approved by the Archaeology Program’s core faculty.
- General Education Requirement Fulfillment: Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences
- Offering: On demand
- Instructor: Staff
ARCH 394 Internship in Archaeological Studies (1-4)
This course is designed to promote student involvement in the community and to create opportunities for students to conduct archaeological investigations. The faculty-supervised internships will provide students with opportunities to interpret archaeological data within a professional context. Interns will be placed in organizations utilizing archaeological skills in academic or non-academic settings including government agencies, cultural resource management firms, non-profit organizations, tribal governments and museums. Interns are expected to work 12 hours a week, meet regularly with the instructor and write a final research paper that concerns some aspect of the material culture that was processed during the internship.
- General Education Requirement Fulfillment: Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences
- Offering On demand
- Instructor: Staff
ARCH 399 Topics in Archaeology (1-4)
A semester-long study of topics in Archaeology. Topics and emphases will vary according to the instructor. This course may be repeated for credit with different topics. See the New and Topics Courses page on the Registrar’s webpage for descriptions and applicability to majors/minors in other departments.
- General Education Requirement Fulfillment: Topic dependent
- Prerequisite: Topic dependent
- Offering: Occasionally
- Instructor: Staff
ARCH 429 Topics in Archaeology (1-4)
A semester-long study of topics in Archaeology. Topics and emphases will vary according to the instructor. This course may be repeated for credit with different topics. See the New and Topics Courses page on the Registrar’s webpage for descriptions and applicability to majors/minors in other departments.
- General Education Requirement Fulfillment: Topic dependent
- Prerequisite: Topic dependent
- Offering: Occasionally
- Instructor: Staff
ARCH 499W Archaeology Senior Thesis Seminar (4)
This capstone course is dedicated to the process of research and writing of the senior thesis for Archaeology majors. It consists of weekly meetings in which students discuss readings about current topics in archaeology as well as interpretive issues directly related to their specific thesis projects. The course includes in-class workshops related to library research, writing, citation, illustration, and, if needed, specific methods such as photography, technical drawing, or pXRF analysis. Students are required to meet specific deadlines for partial drafts of their thesis, which will be read and critiqued by the thesis advisor(s). At the end of the course, the students are also required to make a formal presentation of the most significant aspects of their research.
- General Education Requirement Fulfillment: Writing-centered; Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences
- Prerequisite: Senior standing or by permission
- Offering: Annually
- Instructor: Nicgorski