ARCHAEOLOGY AND CULTURE OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST

Assistant Professor: Knauth (Coordinator)

The interdisciplinary major in Archaeology and Culture of the Ancient Near East is designed to acquaint students with the "cradle of Western civilization." The major requires completion of ten courses relevant to the study of the ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds from the following courses, which are described in their departmental sections:

1. Two courses in archaeology:

REL 226 Biblical Archaeology

and one course from:

REL 401 Field Archaeology (based on an excavation trip)

REL 421 Archaeological Field Supervision

REL/HIST/ART 470-479

Internship (in archaeology or museum work)

REL/HIST/ART N80-89

Independent Study (project in archaeology)

2. Four courses in culture from:

ART 222 Survey of Art: Ancient, Medieval, and Non-Western Art

HIST 210 Ancient History

REL 113 or 114

Old or New Testament Faith and History (not both)

REL 223 Backgrounds of Early Christianity

REL 224 Judaism and Islam
REL 228 History and Culture of the Ancient Near East

 3. Two semesters of foreign language from:

HEBR 101-102 Old Testament Grammar and Readings

GRK 101-102 New Testament Grammar and Readings

(Modern Hebrew, Arabic, Classical Greek, or Latin may be substituted)

 4. Two courses from related disciplines, subject to advance approval by the supervisory committee. These courses may be taken from the fields of anthropol- ogy, art, economics, geology, history, literature, philosophy, political science, or religion (or other related fields); they can be taken as independent study projects. Topics should be relevant to some aspect of ancient or modern Near Eastern or Greco-Roman study. Additional "culture" courses as listed above are allowed in this category. Although not included in the major, the study of German and/or French is highly recommended for those planning to pursue graduate studies in the field.

Minor

An interdisciplinary minor in Archaeology and Culture of the Ancient Near East requires completion of one archaeology course from REL 226 or 401, and four courses at least three of which must be numbered 200 or higher from ASTR 102 or 112, ART 222, HIST 210, REL 113 or 114, 223, 224, 226, 228, 401, 421, SOC 114, and 229. At least two of these courses must be from outside the Religion Department.