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Preference to sophomores. Focus is on excavation, features and finds, arguments over interpretation, and the place of each site in understanding the archaeological history of Europe. Goal is to introduce the latest archaeological and anthropological thought, and raise key questions about ancient society. The archaeological perspective foregrounds interdisciplinary study: geophysics articulated with art history, source criticism with analytic modeling, statistics interpretation. A web site with resources about each site, including plans, photographs, video, and publications, is the basis for exploring.

This class is about the archaeology of the Maya, a diverse group of millions of people who live globally today, and whose ancestors built a thriving society in the rainforests of Mesoamerica. In our exploration of ancient Maya archaeology, we will pay special attention to dynamic continuities from ancient to contemporary worlds. We begin with an introduction to ancient words, both by reading Maya literature and learning to decipher hieroglyphs. We will then learn about all facets of ancient Maya society, including cosmology, environment, cities, and gender. The course concludes with considerations of what lessons we can learn by studying the ancient Maya past, and why the stories we tell about the past are important to the present.

Opportunity for students to pursue an internship at the Stanford University Archaeology Collections (SUAC) and receive training and experience in museum curation. Curatorial interns conduct focused object research in preparation for upcoming exhibitions to go on view at the Stanford Archaeology Center.

Opportunity for students to pursue an internship at the Stanford University Archaeology Collections (SUAC) and receive training and experience in museum collections management. Collections management interns learn how to care for museum collections, including re-housing, storage, cataloging, and managing the movement and inventory of collections.

Opportunity for students to pursue an internship at the Stanford University Archaeology Collections (SUAC) and receive training and experience in archival processing. Archival interns analyze, organize, describe, and digitize historic and current museum records, photographs, and related documents.

Opportunity for students to pursue an internship at the Stanford University Archaeology Collections (SUAC) and receive training and experience in provenance research. Provenance research interns look into early collectors and research when, where, and how objects in the collections were acquired.

Opportunity for students to pursue an internship at the Stanford University Archaeology Collections (SUAC) and receive training and experience in community outreach and museum education. Public outreach interns extend the Archaeology Collection's impact beyond campus by drafting social media posts and contributing to K-12 engagement and other community outreach initiatives.

Methodological issues related to the investigation of archaeological sites and objects. Aims and techniques of archaeologists including: location and excavation of sites; dating of places and objects; analysis of artifacts and technology and the study of ancient people, plants, and animals. How these methods are employed to answer the discipline's larger research questions. Significant work outside of class time is expected of the student for this course.

Introduction to the history of archaeology and the forms that the discipline takes today, emphasizing developments and debates over the past five decades. Historical overview of culture, historical, processual and post-processual archaeology, and topics that illustrate the differences and similarities in these theoretical approaches. Satisfies Archaeology WIM requirement.