ProgramCIP 45.0301

Archeology

A program that focuses on the systematic study of extinct societies, and the past of living societies, via the excavation, analysis and interpretation of their artifactual, human, and associated remains. Includes instruction in archeological theory, field methods, dating methods, conservation and museum studies, cultural and physical evolution, and the study of specific selected past cultures.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).

Also called Archaeometry.