Field Archaeology in the Ancient World: Home

A course with Professor Sue Alcock
Susan_Alcock@brown.edu
Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World
Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 12:00-1:00 pm, and by appointment
60 George Street
Room 101
863-3710

Teaching Assistant: Claudia Moser
Claudia_Moser@brown.edu
Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World
Office Hours: Monday 1:00-3:00 pm, and by appointment
60 George Street (third floor)

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Always wanted to be Indiana Jones?

Admit it — you wanted to be an archaeologist when you grew up.
This course is designed to build on these enthusiasms, while also radically expanding your notions about just what field archaeology is and just what archaeologists do. If archaeologists, to put it most simply, ‘study the past’, what is left for them to study? Is digging the only way to find things? Who pays for archaeological work, and who owns the ‘goodies’ we discover? When did archaeology begin? What can we learn about people in the past? What did they eat? How did they die? Why are people entirely willing to murder each other over the fate of archaeological sites? And are ‘real men’ alone capable of discovering the truth behind all this?

To examine these and other questions, archaeological case studies will be drawn from all over the ancient world, with an emphasis on the Mediterranean, Egypt and the Near East. Local resources, such as the Haffenreffer Museum and the Rhode Island School of Design Museum and a variety of archaeological talent on campus, will be introduced whenever possible.

Class meetings:
MWF 11:00-11:50 AM (D Hour)
Wilson Hall 102

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