Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology

Our understanding of the majority of the human past, for which the written record is nonexistent or minimal, is based on a material record. Archaeology examines this record of human activity to recover and interpret information about past societies and cultures. Tufts offer a general interdisciplinary undergraduate major in archaeology, incorporating courses from the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. Ideally, a student in archaeology will combine course work with first-hand experience in recovery, conservation, and interpretation of material remains. Archaeology Major Requirements — 11 courses [Checklist] Four required courses Anthropology 39 (may substitute ANTH 20 or 27) Archaeology 27 (co-listed as FAH 19 and CLS 27) Archaeology 30 (co-listed as ANTH 50) Earth and Ocean Sciences 2 Seven elective courses from History, Natural Science, and Art Two (2) History courses taken from CLS 26, 37, 38 , 47, 85, 86, 142, 143, 144, 146, 147, 185, 186; HIST 6, 13, 17, 23, 40, 50, 51, 72, 76, 105, 148, 149, 151 Two (2) Natural Science courses taken from ANTH 40 (formerly 20), 49, 126, 132, 150, 182; BIO 7, 10, 143, 144; CHEM 2, 8; EOS 32 Three (3) Archaeology courses taken ARCH 26, 49, 51, 52, 91, 92, 128, 160, 163, 164, 167, 168, 187, 188, 190, 191, 192; CLS 26, 87, 88, 160, 163, 164, 167, 168, 187, 188; FAH 103, 104, 105, 106 Seniors are encouraged to write an interdisciplinary capstone (research paper).