Hands-On Archaeological Pedagogy: A Case Example of Teaching Food Pathways in Ancient and Modern Times

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This is an abstract from the "Broader Impacts and Teaching: Engaging with Diverse Audiences" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Active participation and hands-on analysis and activities in college-level classes can draw students with diverse interests into classes of archaeology. To move away from straight lecturing about archaeological principles, the authors developed a class on paleoethnobotany and zooarchaeology that actively involves students working in groups to understand the principles and methods of these fields of study and gives them the opportunity to analyze the archaeological remains themselves. Group work also investigates the cultural uses and nutritional values of the botanical and faunal resources identified and develops new business strategies to utilize the resources in modern markets. Students with varying majors have taken the class over the last four years. An outline of the class design and statistics on students’ declared majors will be presented.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 86th Annual Meeting, Online (2021)   •
• Broader Impacts and Teaching: Engaging with Diverse Audiences

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Abstract Id(s): 32233