ANTH 150 - Intro to Archaeology

OER

Digging into Archaeology: A Brief OER Introduction to Archaeology with Activities Links to an external site.

• Edited by Amanda Wolcott Paskey, AnnMarie Beasley Cisneros (2020)
• CC BY-NC license
• Multi-authored, peer-reviewed, accessible chapters
  
• 16 chapters focus on essential topics in introductory archaeology courses (emphasis on theory and methods)
  
• Each chapter includes: learning objectives, terms list, review questions, one or more activities (activities include: short in-person activities, hands-on activities, short-term and full-term projects, indoor and outdoor activities, individual and group work)
• Flexible modality for in-person and online courses

Traces: An Open Invitation to Archaeology

• Edited by John Donahue, Isabel Scarborough, Jennifer Zovar, and Ian Ray (Forthcoming)
• CC BY license
• Book sections include: How/Why We Do Archaeology; Fieldwork and Analysis; Artifacts, Ecofacts, and Interpretation; Case Studies of World Prehistory
• Multi-authored chapters: 20+ chapters of 15-20 pages
• Sample computer-aided analyses and examples, using open-source software