Archaeology Spotlight
Students can choose to focus their studies on archaeology. We provide many opportunities inside and outside the classroom for student to engage in archaeology.
Underwater Archaeology Spotlight
We offer several opportunities to study underwater archaeology.
Archaeology at St. Mary's
Archaeology in the class room
Archaeology is one component of the Anthropology major. The Anthropology department offers several courses on Archaeology including:
ANTH 351: Underwater Archaeology.
ANTH 353: Egyptian Archaeology.
ANTH 357: Archaeological Analysis and Curation.
ANTH 410: Historical Archaeology Field School.
ANTH 412: Archaeological Curation, Conservation, and Collections Management.
ANTH 450: Historical Archaeology.
Archaeology outside the class room
Archaeology is not confined to a class room. The Anthropology department offers several opportunities for students to study archaeology in the field.
Archaeology field school is a10-week course in archaeological methodology sponsored by Historic St. Mary's City and St. Mary's College. Practical experience is supplemented by seminars. The course is cross-listed as HIST 410. For more information about the relationship between SMCM and Historic St. Mary's City please click here.
Study abroad opportunities exist to study archaeology as well.Find more information about these programs at International Education.
