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ANTHROPOLOGY/ARCHAEOLOGY
Anthropology-Archaeology Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute
Chairperson / Dean of Zurn School of Science and Mathematics / Executive Director of MAI / Provost
J.M. Adovasio, Ph.D., D.Sc. FACULTY
Professor: J.M. Adovasio, Ph.D., D.Sc.; Dennis C. Dirkmaat, Ph.D., D.A.B.F.A. (Chairperson of Applied Forensic Sciences); David C. Hyland, Ph.D. (Associate Dean School of Health Sciences) Associate Professors: Mary Ann Owoc, Ph.D. (Associate Dean Zurn School of Sciences and Mathematics); Steven A. Symes, Ph.D., D.A.B.F.A. Assistant Professors: Stephen Ousley, Ph.D.; Edward A. Jolie, M.A..; Ruth Burgett Jolie, Ph. D. Instructors: Judith Thomas, M.A.; Allen Quinn, B.A. Adjunct Faculty: Jamie Borowicz, Ph.D.; Frank Vento, Ph.D. Research Staff, Pennsylvania: Director of Sponsored Research: Daniel T. Cullen, Jr., B.A. Editor and Graphics Specialist: David Pedler, B.A. Laboratory Directors/Lecturers: Allison Byrnes, M.A.(Lithic); Luis L. Cabo-Perez, M.S. (Forensic and Bioarchaeology); Jeffrey Illingworth B.S. (Curation and Conservation); Edward Jolie, Ph.D. (Perishable Analysis); David Pedler, B.A. (GIS); Allen Quinn, B.A. (Ceramics) Project Archaeologists: Allen Quinn, B.A; Judith Thomas, M.A.; Joseph L. Yedlowski, M.A. TCAP (Taos Collaborative Archaeological Project) Affiliated Research Staff Associate Research Professor: Michael Adler, Ph.D. Assistant Research Professor: Sunday Eiselt, Ph.D
INTRODUCTION
Anthropology in its broadest applications is the scientific study of human culture from its origins approximately 2.5 million years ago to the present day. Archaeology is a major branch of anthropology which
ANTHROPOLOGY/ARCHAEOLOGY
examines the cultures of prehistoric, protohistoric, historic, and modern societies. The Department of Anthropology/Archaeology provides basic training in the broad field of anthropology as well as specialized training in Archaeology, Bioarchaeology, Forensic Anthropology, and Geoarchaeology, and Sociocultural Anthropology.
REQUIREMENTS
Through the unique mechanism of participation in the year-round research activities of the Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute (MAI), students have the opportunity of hands-on experience in all phases of contemporary archaeological research using some of the most sophisticated laboratory and field equipment now available in the United States. MAI has conducted field and consulting work throughout the New World, Europe, and the Near East. A variety of long-term MAI field and archival research projects are currently underway throughout Pennsylvania and New York, across the American Southwest, in Taos New Mexico, at the Gault site and Fort Hood in Central Texas, on the eastern Gulf of Mexico Coastal Shelf, in Peru, and in southwestern Britain. Further, MAI is a participant in the multidisciplinary investigations at Oviedo, Spain. MAI also has principal responsibility for the ongoing research at Meadowcroft Rockshelter and the associated Cross Creek Drainage in southwestern Pennsylvania. MAI investigators are focused on long-term, year-round research into the earliest human populations in the New World, including field, laboratory and library studies as well as reviews of extant collections. Through these year-round activities, students have access to a wide variety of research opportunities in diverse topical, chronological, and environmental settings.
Students seeking a B.S. in Anthropology/Archaeology may pursue this via an Archaeology, or a Bioarchaeology Concentration. All Anthropology/Archaeology students complete 10 required departmental core courses (31 credits), Statistics for the Natural Sciences (3 credits), and successfully complete the intermediate level of a foreign language (9 credits).
The Department of Anthropology/Archaeology also has a special relationship with the Applied Forensic Sciences and Geology Departments at Mercyhurst University. All are interactive parts of the Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute. Mercyhurst University serves as a national center through which coroners and law enforcement officials can consult with forensic anthropologists on a wide variety of cases from rural searches to laboratory analyses. Additionally, a number of short forensic and osteological training courses for students and professionals are offered each summer. Students have the opportunity to participate in a number of forensic cases conducted jointly by the Departments. Further, because of the critical necessity of basic geological training to the education of undergraduates with an interest in archaeology, a variety of geology courses are available which are tailored to meet the needs of archaeology students. Many of these courses are taught by the Geology faculty, while others are team-taught between departments. Mercyhurst also serves as the principal center for forensic geoarchaeological studies for various federal agencies managing Archaeological Resources Protection Act cases. Through this unique venue, students assist in preparing evidence to be used in the ongoing war against vandalism of America’s archaeological heritage.
The Department of Anthropology/Archaeology offers courses leading to Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees in Anthropology/Archaeology. Students may follow a general BA course of study, or specialize in one of 3 concentrations in a B.A. or B.S. track.
Students seeking a general B.A. in Anthropology/ Archaeology must complete an additional 3 required departmental courses (14 credits), Physical or Historical Geology/Lab (4 credits), and 2 additional Anthropology/Archaeology courses numbered above 200. Students seeking a B.A. with an Archaeology Concentration must complete an additional 5 courses (20 credits), Physical Geology/Lab (4 credits), and 2 additional Anthropology/Archaeology courses numbered above 200. Students Seeking a B.A. with a Sociocultural concentration must complete an additional 7 courses (21 credits), and 3 additional Anthropology/Archaeology courses numbered above 200. Students seeking a B.S. with an Archaeology Concentration must complete an additional 8 courses (32 credits), Physical Geology/Lab (4 credits), and 2 additional Anthropology/Archaeology courses numbered above 200. Students seeking a B.S. with a Bioarchaeology Concentration must complete an additional 8 courses (31 credits), and Human Biology/Lab (4 credits). All Anthropology/Archaeology majors must maintain an overall 2.75 GPA, and a 3.0 GPA in Anthropology/ Archaeology major courses. Grades of D or lower will have to be repeated. Students will be evaluated in the summer following their sophomore year. Students failing to achieve the minimum GPA will receive a degree of General Science.
REQUIRED DEPARTMENTAL CORE COURSES ANTH 107 ANTH 112 ANTH 130/131 ANTH 120/121 ANTH 270 ANTH 272 ANTH 336 ANTH 347 ANTH 390 ANTH 490
2013-2014 Mercyhurst University Course Catalog • www.mercyhurst.edu
Language and Culture World Cultures Archaeology & Lab Physical Anthropology & Lab Paleoanthropology I Paleoanthropology II History of Anthropological Theory Anthropological Ethics Research Design Senior Thesis
3 credits 3 credits 4 credits 4 credits 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits 2 credits 3 credits