Dec 03, 2024  
2024-2025 Academic Calendar Mount Royal University 
    
2024-2025 Academic Calendar Mount Royal University

ANTH 3201 - Lithic Analysis


Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Blended, Lecture, Online
Lab Hour(s): 3

In this intensive course, students will develop an applied knowledge of analytical approaches in the interpretation of lithic (stone) materials found at archaeological sites. The focus is on the descriptive analysis of lithic forms including: typology versus technology, raw material identification, quantitative measurements, and various functional interpretations as applied to reconstructing ancient human life-ways.

Prerequisite(s): ANTH 2104 .