• Summer Archaeology Field School
• Tennessee Archaeology Net
• Tennessee Archaeology Awareness Week

The Faculty Advisor for the Interdisciplinary Minor in Archaeology is Professor Kevin E. Smith. Office: TODD 313. Phone: 615-898-5958. Email: kesmith@mtsu.edu.

The interdisciplinary minor in Archaeology draws upon the resources of Anthropology, Geography and Geology, and History to provide a comprehensive view of modern archaeological techniques, particularly in those disciplines involved with diachronic studies of human cultures. In consultation with the advisor and appropriate departmental advisors, students may pursue flexible elective tracks focusing on the application of archaeological methods and techniques in anthropology, geography, or history. The minor in Archaeology requires 18 credit hours, including 9 hours of required courses, and 9 hours of general electives from the list below. Each student is required to take electives from at least two departments, and a selection from all three departments in encouraged.

Required Courses

• ANTH 2210 World Prehistory
• ANTH 3610 Archaeological Methods OR ANTH 4950 Archaeological Field School OR HIST 4870 Field Course in Historical Archaeology
• GEOG 4380 Cartography OR GEOG 4490 Remote Sensing OR GEOG 4530 Geographic Information Systems

Electives (choose 9 hours):

• ANTH 2230 Tennessee Archaeology
• ANTH 2240 Sunken Continents, Lost Tribes, and Ancient Astronauts
• ANTH 3210 Archaeology
• ANTH 3520 North American Prehistoric Archaeology
• ANTH 3521 Mesoamerican Archaeology
• ANTH 3610 Archaeological Methods
• ANTH/GEOG 3720 Cultural Ecology
• ANTH 4620 Environmental Archaeology
• ANTH 4950 Archaeological Field School
• GEOG 4380 Cartography
• GEOG 4490 Remote Sensing
• GEOG 4530 Geographic Information Systems
• GEOG 4540 Cultural Geography of Native Americans
• GEOL 1040 Physical Geology
• GEOL 4020 Geomorphic Regions of the United States
• HIST 3110 Explorations in Public History
• HIST 4860 Historical Archaeology
• HIST 4870 Field Course in Historical Archaeology. (same as GEOG 4772)
• HIST 4930 Fundamentals of History Preservation and Cultural Restoration Management
  
  
  Spring 2011 Courses
  
  
• ANTH 2210 World Prehistory
• GEOG 4490 Remote Sensing
• GEOG 4530 Geographic Information Systems
• GEOL 1040 Physical Geology
• GEOL 4020 Geomorphic Regions of the United States
• HIST 3110 Explorations in Public History
• HIST 4870 Field Course in Historical Archaeology. (same as GEOG 4772)