Jennifer Lockett's Classical Archaeology (Spring 2009)

An illustrated introduction to the material culture of ancient Greece, Etruria, and Rome in its historical context from the Bronze Age to the emperor Constantine. This course is designed as an introduction to archaeology as a method of exploring ancient cultures, including the tools, ethics, and history of the discipline; this includes: the history of classical archaeology, chronology, dating systems, and analytical methods of all aspects of material culture of the Mediterranean basin including urban planning, construction techniques, religious and secular artifacts and activities, and domestic and civil architecture.