Pukara Archaeological Project
Peru
Summer 2010
Curriculum
Prerequisites: NoneRequired Course:
Archaeology C159 (Undergraduates): 12 quarter units
or
Archaeology C259 (Graduate Students): 12 quarter units
Please note that to receive graduate credit you must currently be a graduate student seeking either an MA or Ph.D. degree. If you are currently an undergraduate student, or holding a BA/BS degree, you may enroll in the graduate level course work with instructor consent. In addition to all other course requirements, students enrolled at the C259 level must submit a research paper in coordination with the project Faculty Director.
This course has three goals: 1) to provide a practical working knowledge of basic archaeological methods (site excavation, mapping, lab, and curation of collections) and 2) to introduce students to Andean prehistory; and 3) to teach students about the diversity of modern cultures in the Lake Titicaca region.