ANTH-22003 credit hours

Method and Theory in Archæology

Anthropology · 3 hrs Lecture

Offered: Fall Or Winter, Every Year

ANTH-2200 prerequisites

2 courses appear in this chain, up to 1 level deep. Every route through it involves a choice, so nothing is forced.

Show the chain

any one of

ANTH-1001Introductory Anthropology
ANTH-1003Introductory Biological Anthropology and Archaeology

permission of the instructor

Add your completed courses to see which of these you've already done and what you could take next. They stay on this device.

Taking ANTH-2200 is a prerequisite for 16 courses directly, and opens 18 once their own follow-ons are counted.

Where ANTH-2200 counts

Required by 3 programs:

  • ANTH 3-YEAR BA IN ANTHROPOLOGY
  • ANTH 4-YEAR BA IN ANTHROPOLOGY
  • ANTH HONOURS BA IN ANTHROPOLOGY

Counts toward 5 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:

  • ANTH MINOR IN ANTHROPOLOGY
  • BANT 3-YEAR BSc IN BIOANTHROPOLOGY
  • BANT 4-YEAR BSc IN BIOANTHROPOLOGY
  • BANT HONOURS BSc IN BIOANTHROPOLOGY
  • BANT MINOR IN BIOANTHROPOLOGY

Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 71 of 141 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.

Description

This is a core course designed to convey the essentials of archaeological method and theory as they relate to each other. Theoretical and procedural trends are examined to illuminate the nature of contemporary archaeological research. Selected findings of this research are reviewed in accord with the major concepts of archaeology and development of the methodologies employed.

Requisite courses

ANTH-1001 or ANTH-1003 or permission of the instructor [prerequisite(s)].

Lecture

From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.