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Archaeology
For courses numbered 098, 198, 298, see “Topic Courses” on page 292
ARC 060 Artifacts and Sites of Tucson
.5 cr. hrs. .5 periods (.5 lec.)
Overview of the artifacts and archaeological sites of the Tucson Basin. Includes using museum collections, equipment,
resources and facilities of the Archaeology Centre.
Information: Field trip is part of the course.
Offered: Spring.
ARC 062 Stone Tool Making
.5 cr. hrs. .5 periods (.5 lec.)
Introduction to the production of chipped stone tools. Includes using museum collections, equipment, resources and
facilities of the Archaeology Centre.
Offered: Spring.
ARC 075 Field Archaeology
4 cr. hrs. 8 periods (2 lec., 6 lab)
Participation in archaeological field activities. Includes a non-technical approach with an emphasis on local field work. Also
includes using museum collections, equipment, resources and facilities of the Archaeology Centre.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
ARC 093 Archaeology Workshop
.5-3 cr. hrs. .5-3 periods (.5-3 lec.)
Workshop with an emphasis on field and lab techniques. Includes using museum collections, equipment, resources and
facilities of the Archaeology Centre.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
ARC 101 Human Origins and Prehistory
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Survey of physical anthropology and archaeology. Includes anthropology and its subfields, the development of
evolutionary theory, modern human variation, primates, paleoanthropology and archaeology, and the emergence of the
human species from its origins.
Information: Same as ANT 101.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
ARC 110 Buried Cities and Lost Tribes
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Exploration of the human past. Includes anthropology and its subfields, basics of archaeology, modern humans, origins of
domestication, development of social complexity, ranked societies, and states around the world, and archaeology in the
modern world.
Information: Same as ANT 110.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
ARC 180 Artifact Identification: Tucson
1 cr. hrs. 2 periods (.5 lec., 1.5 lab)
Artifact Identification: Tucson Basin Introduction to the recognition, identification, and classification of the various types of
artifacts recovered from local archaeological sites. Includes an overview of prehistoric ceramics in the Tucson Basin, flaked
stone technology, ground stone tool identification, animal bone, marine shell artifacts and historical artifacts.
Information: Same as ANT 180.
Offered: Spring.
ARC 181 Global Positioning Systems Basics
1 cr. hrs. 1 periods (1 lec.)
Introduction to the use of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) receivers in a field setting for non-technical applications.
Includes GPS vocabulary, operation, field data collection and data transfer. Also includes using equipment, resources and
facilities of the Archaeology Centre.
Information: Same as ANT/GIS 181.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
ARC 204IN Human Evolution: Ape Men, Cave Women and Missing Links
4 cr. hrs. 5 periods (3 lec., 2 lab)
Study of human evolution and variation. Includes fossil evidence, environmental and cultural change, primate anatomy
and behavior, human genetics, human biology and biocultural interactions. Also includes the use of museum collections,
equipment, resources, and facilities of the Archaeology Centre.
Information: Same as ANT 204IN.
Offered: Spring.
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