BA 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 offers 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.
Program Requirements and Policies
- 11 courses are required for the Archaeology major.
- No major course may be taken pass/fail.
- Seniors are encouraged to write an interdisciplinary capstone (research paper).
Course Requirements
- Four required courses
- Anthropology 39: Gateway Course In Sociocultural Anthropology (may substitute ANTH 20: Global Cities or ANTH 27: Human Rights and Justice in Cultural Context)
- Archaeology 27: Classical Archaeology (co-listed as FAH 19 and CLS 27)
- Archaeology 30: Prehistoric Archaeology (co-listed as ANTH 50)
- Earth & Ocean Sciences 2: Environmental Geology W/lab
- Seven elective courses from History, Natural Science, and Art with the following distribution:
- Two (2) History courses taken from:
CLS 26: Ancient Egypt
CLS 37: History of Ancient Greece
CLS 38: History of Ancient Rome
CLS 47: Greece, Rome And China
CLS 85: Special Topics in Ancient History
CLS 142: The Rise of the Greeks
CLS 143: Greeks And Barbarians
CLS 144: Athens: Marathons to Socrates
CLS 146: Ancient Greek and Roman Medicine
CLS 147: Greece, Rome And China
CLS 185: Seminar in Ancient History
HIST 6: World Trade, 1000-2000
HIST 13: Reconstructing Africa's Past to 1850
HIST 17: The Americas
HIST 23: Colonial North America & The Atlantic World To 1763
HIST 40: History of Pre-Modern China
HIST 50: History of Ancient Greece
HIST 51: History of Ancient Rome
HIST 72: World of Islam
HIST 76: Ancient Egypt
HIST 105: Greece, Rome, And China
HIST 148: The Rise Of The Greeks
HIST 149: Greeks And Barbarians
HIST 151: Athens: Marathon To Socrates - Two (2) Natural Science courses taken from:
ANTH 40 (formerly 20): Biological Anthropology
ANTH 49: Gateway Course In Biological Anthropology
ANTH 132: Myth, Ritual, And Symbol
ANTH 150: Human Evolution
ANTH 182: Human Physique
BIO 7: Environmental Biology
BIO 10: Plants and Humanity
BIO 143: Evolutionary Biology w/Lab
BIO 144: Principles Of Conservation Biology
CHEM 2: Chemical Principles W/ Lab
CHEM 8: Environmental Chemistry
EOS 32: Geomorphology - Three (3) Archaeology courses taken from:
ARCH 26: Ancient Egypt
ARCH 49: Archaeology Of Complex Societies
ARCH 51: Special Topics In Archaeology
ARCH 52: Special Topics In Archaeology
ARCH 128: Mesoamerican Archaeology
ARCH 160: Giza Pyramids: Archaeology, History, And Technology
ARCH 163: Aegean Archaeology
ARCH 164: Greek Art and Archaeology
ARCH 167: Tyrrhenian Archaeology
ARCH 168: Roman Art And Archaeology
ARCH 187: Problems In Classical Archaeology
ARCH 188: Problems In Classical Archaeology
ARCH 190: Materials In Archaeology And Anthropology
ARCH 191: Advanced Study Or Seminar In Archaeology
ARCH 192: Advanced Study Or Seminar In Archaeology
CLS 26: Ancient Egypt
CLS 87: Special Topics In Old World Archaeology
CLS 160: Computational Methods for the Humanities
CLS 163: Aegean Archaeology
CLS 164: Greek Art And Archaeology
CLS 167: Tyrrhenian Archaeology
CLS 168: Roman Art And Archaeology
CLS 187: Problems In Classical Archaeology
FAH 103: Aegean Archaeology
FAH 104: Greek Art And Archaeology
FAH 105: Tyrrhenian Archaeology
FAH 106: Roman Art And Archaeology
- Two (2) History courses taken from: