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ANTH 302 - Principles of Archaeology

ANTH 302: Principles of Archaeology (3 units) at San Diego State University. 1 section offered in Spring 2027, with meeting times, instructors, and seat counts. Prerequisites: ANTH 103. Counts toward Anthropology, B.A. (2026-27), Anthropology, B.A. (2025-26).

3 units
  • Major
  • Upper Division Major Electives
  • 12 Additional Upper-Division Units Selected From
Offered: Summer 2027 (not offered), Spring 2027 (offered), Fall 2026 (offered)
Two lectures and three hours of laboratory. History, method, and theory of archaeological data acquisition and interpretation. Methods of data recovery and analysis suitable to resolution of historical and processual questions. Archaeological examples from a worldwide sample of prehistoric and historic societies.
Prerequisites
ANTH 103.
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From the catalog

Grading
LCR: Letter Grade with Cr/NC available. The grading default for the class will be letter grade, but students can opt to take it for Cr/NC
Repeatable
Maximum 3 units.

1 section in Spring 2027

Class #5461· In-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
24 of 24 seats open
Mon 10:00 AM-11:40 AM · HT 135