Mock Mapping and Digital Digs: Teaching Archaeological Skills on Campus

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "At Stake in the Quad: Archaeologies on/of Campus", at the 2024 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

How can archaeological pedagogy provide students a greater understanding of the campus they call home? Archaeology classes give undergraduates a greater stake in their surroundings through combining campus history and archaeological theory, methods, and training for the field. These engagements are an opportunity to learn from students about their relationship to campus and supply a setting for them to learn from each other through the questions they ask about their institution. Using examples from UC Berkeley and UC Irvine, this paper reviews the challenges and successes of teaching institutional and local history through archaeological activities. Case studies include the use of historical structures, the legacy of campus excavations and collections, and examinations of contemporary material culture. Further, this paper considers how to teach similar material through remote or hybrid instruction and the ways this format has created accessible alternatives and practical forms of inclusion.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for Historical Archaeology 2024   •
• At Stake in the Quad: Archaeologies on/of Campus

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