ANTH 588 - Practicum: Archaeological Survey & Site Recording

Unit(s): 2

This practicum at the Anthropological Studies Center provides students with hands-on, real-world experience in archaeological survey and site recording techniques in a variety of locations throughout the North Bay region. Students will learn survey techniques in a variety of terrain and conditions; how to identify both Indigenous and historic-era archaeological resources and record them to California DPR standards; how to map a variety of resource features using GPS and basic ArcGIS. Students will use ESRI ArcMap software, Adobe Illustrator, and Microsoft Office programs to produce final versions of site records for submittal to the Northwest Information Center.

Prerequisite(s): Class open to graduate students only
Typically Offered Fall Only
May Be Repeated No
Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face Grading: Graded