ANTHRO 211Classification in Archaeology: Method and Theory
Anthropology · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Limited to graduate anthropology and archaeology students. Discussion of issues that have guided arguments about how archaeological classification of artifacts should be conducted, with focus on ceramic classification and discovery of cultural types. Methods for implementing discovery approach to classification illustrated with lithic and pottery examples. Review of relationship between classification, style, and function.
S/U or letter grading.
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Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
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