Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4A · CSU GE Area D1DescriptionThis is a general introductory course to the methods, goals, and data, theories, and models of anthropological archaeology that contributes to our knowledge of the human past. The course includes a discussion of the methods of scientific inquiry, the history and importance of interdisciplinary studies in archaeological research; dating techniques, methods of survey, types of excavation techniques, analysis and interpretation; cultural resource management; professional ethics; and selected topics of cultural sequences of prehistoric societies.