The Archaeological and Heritage Studies minor combines archaeological, historical and scientific approaches to the study of ancient human societies and their worlds. The minor introduces you to the cultural and natural origins of humanity along with the very origins of humans as a species.
Key themes in this minor include human evolution, the origins of farming, ancient technologies, the roots of religion and urbanism, and sustainability and collapse in past societies.
In this minor you will engage with the entirety of the human journey, studying time periods that stretch from the evolution of the genus homo and the dispersal of the first human societies out of Africa, to the development and collapse of civilisations across the globe. Exploring the origin of human behaviours will equip you with the foundational knowledge required to question what it means to be human and understand the diversity and achievements of human societies over the past 100,000 years.
