Archaeology (BA)

About this programme

Archaeology at Cornell is where the humanities, social sciences, and physical sciences converge, posing questions of both the past and the present. The major in archaeology provides students with grounding in the methods of archaeological investigation and the material record of the human past from the Neolithic to the present. Students can pursue interests in the material world that range from the molecular to the global and are encouraged to experience archaeological discovery beyond the classroom, including in the lab, the museum, and the field. Courses at the 1000 and 2000 level provide students with a general survey of major themes or specific world regions. Upper-level courses hone student facility with fundamental approaches, from dendrochronology to exhibit curation, and core intellectual traditions from Art History, Classics, Anthropology, and Near Eastern Studies, among others.