{"id":4,"date":"2022-11-02T18:09:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T18:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2025-07-14T22:44:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T22:44:49","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/","title":{"rendered":"Archaeology &amp; Heritage Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Archaeological survey and excavation provide critical information to fields as diverse as Classics, Art History and Biblical Studies. As a scholarly discipline, however, archaeology is more than a way of recovering physical evidence. It is a way of understanding the rich record of past human societies through the study of their material cultures.<\/p>\n<h2>Learn Archaeology<\/h2>\n<p>USC now offers students an undergraduate degree in Archaeology drawing on the University&#8217;s many resources and diverse faculty research locations and interests. The exciting archaeology program is ideal for the student who has an abiding interest in how the past informs the present and is looking for a broad interdisciplinary approach to understanding the world and its material history.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 2px; border-width: 0; color: #ffcc00; background-color: #ffcc00;\" \/>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n        \n          \n          \n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          More Information\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2022\/11\/IMG_5691-1-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2022\/11\/IMG_5691-1-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2022\/11\/IMG_5691-1-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Students manage a small dig site, bucket full of dirt in the middle.\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Archaeology &#038; Heritage Studies Major\/Minor\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong><a href=\"\/arch\/archaeology-degree-requirements\/\" data-mce-href=\"\/arch\/archaeology-degree-requirements\/\">Major Requirements<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"\/arch\/minor-degree-requirements\/\" data-mce-href=\"\/arch\/minor-degree-requirements\/\">Minor Requirements<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"\/arch\/learning-objectives\/\" data-mce-href=\"\/arch\/learning-objectives\/\">Learning Objectives<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"\/arch\/resources-and-opportunities\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Resources and Opportunities\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2023\/02\/USCArc_Native_Diver_dig_2-e1675794860315.jpg\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Archaeology program at Native Diver dig.\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"\/arch\/resources-and-opportunities\/\" >\n                  \n                    Resources and Opportunities\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Explore the many options students can choose to enrich their experience at USC ranging from hands-on excavation courses, to exploring our collections at our very own Archaeology Research Center.<\/p>\n<p>Students can also explore the financial and academic resources we offer here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"\/arch\/student-group\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Student Group\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2023\/02\/starc-1050-591-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2023\/02\/starc-1050-591-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Banner: STARC logo Image reads: \"Society for Trojan Archaeologists\"\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"\/arch\/student-group\/\" >\n                  \n                    Student Group\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The Society for Trojan Archaeologists is a student-run organization that fosters and expands student interest and knowledge about the field of archaeology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n      \n                  \n                \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--social-and-media-promo alternate-variation\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--social-and-media-promo\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"header-container\">\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Keep Up With USC Archaeology\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--social-links \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--social-links\"\n    \n      >\n\n      \n      \n\n    <ul class=\"social-media-links--platforms platforms\" aria-label=\"Follow us on social media\">\n              \n                  <li>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USCArchaeology\" class=\"ext\" target=\"_blank\">\n              <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\"\n\t y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 30 30\" xml:space=\"preserve\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\">\n<path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M14.5,16.2l-0.8-1.1l-6.3-9h2.7l5.1,7.3l0.8,1.1\n\tl6.6,9.4h-2.7L14.5,16.2L14.5,16.2z M16.9,13.4l7.4-8.7h-1.8l-6.5,7.5L11,4.8H5l7.8,11.4L5,25.2h1.8l6.8-7.9l5.5,7.9h6L16.9,13.4\n\tL16.9,13.4z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n              <span class=\"ext\" aria-label=\"X(link is external)\" role=\"img\"><\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/li>\n        \n        \n\n        \n        \n                                <li>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/trojanarchaeology\/\" class=\"ext\" target=\"_blank\">\n              <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 30 30\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000000\" d=\"M24,6H7C6.5,6,6,6.5,6,7v17c0,0.6,0.5,1,1,1\n                  h9.1v-7.3h-2.5v-2.9h2.5v-2.1c0-2.5,1.5-3.8,3.7-3.8c0.7,0,1.5,0,2.2,0.1v2.6h-1.5c-1.2,0-1.4,0.6-1.4,1.4v1.8H22l-0.4,2.9h-2.5V25\n                  H24c0.6,0,1-0.5,1-1V7C25,6.5,24.5,6,24,6z\" \/>\n              <\/svg>\n              <span class=\"ext\" aria-label=\"Facebook(link is external)\" role=\"img\"><\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/li>\n        \n        \n        \n\n        \n        \n                      \n        \n                  <li>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uscarchaeology\/?hl=en\" class=\"ext\" target=\"_blank\">\n              <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n              width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 30 30\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000000\" d=\"M15.5,6c-2.6,0-2.9,0-3.9,0.1\n        c-1,0-1.7,0.2-2.3,0.4C8.7,6.7,8.1,7.1,7.6,7.6S6.7,8.7,6.5,9.3s-0.4,1.3-0.4,2.3C6,12.6,6,12.9,6,15.5s0,2.9,0.1,3.9\n        c0,1,0.2,1.7,0.4,2.3c0.2,0.6,0.6,1.2,1.1,1.7s1.1,0.9,1.7,1.1s1.3,0.4,2.3,0.4s1.3,0.1,3.9,0.1s2.9,0,3.9-0.1c1,0,1.7-0.2,2.3-0.4\n        c0.6-0.2,1.2-0.6,1.7-1.1s0.9-1.1,1.1-1.7s0.4-1.3,0.4-2.3s0.1-1.3,0.1-3.9s0-2.9-0.1-3.9c0-1-0.2-1.7-0.4-2.3\n        c-0.2-0.6-0.6-1.2-1.1-1.7s-1.1-0.9-1.7-1.1s-1.3-0.4-2.3-0.4C18.4,6,18.1,6,15.5,6 M15.5,7.7c2.5,0,2.8,0,3.8,0.1\n        c0.9,0,1.4,0.2,1.8,0.3c0.4,0.2,0.8,0.4,1.1,0.7c0.3,0.3,0.5,0.7,0.7,1.1c0.1,0.3,0.3,0.8,0.3,1.8s0.1,1.3,0.1,3.9\n        c0,2.5,0,2.8-0.1,3.8c0,0.9-0.2,1.4-0.3,1.8c-0.2,0.4-0.4,0.8-0.7,1.1c-0.3,0.3-0.6,0.5-1.1,0.7c-0.3,0.1-0.8,0.3-1.8,0.3\n        s-1.3,0.1-3.8,0.1s-2.8,0-3.8-0.1c-0.9,0-1.4-0.2-1.8-0.3c-0.4-0.2-0.8-0.4-1.1-0.7c-0.3-0.3-0.5-0.7-0.7-1.1\n        c-0.1-0.3-0.3-0.8-0.3-1.8s-0.1-1.3-0.1-3.8s0-2.8,0.1-3.9c0-0.9,0.2-1.4,0.3-1.8c0.2-0.4,0.4-0.8,0.7-1.1s0.6-0.5,1.1-0.7\n        c0.3-0.1,0.8-0.3,1.8-0.3C12.7,7.7,13,7.7,15.5,7.7 M15.5,18.7c-1.7,0-3.2-1.4-3.2-3.2s1.4-3.2,3.2-3.2s3.2,1.4,3.2,3.2\n        S17.2,18.7,15.5,18.7 M15.5,10.6c-2.7,0-4.9,2.2-4.9,4.9s2.2,4.9,4.9,4.9s4.9-2.2,4.9-4.9S18.2,10.6,15.5,10.6 M21.7,10.4\n        c0,0.6-0.5,1.1-1.1,1.1s-1.1-0.5-1.1-1.1s0.5-1.1,1.1-1.1S21.7,9.8,21.7,10.4\" \/>\n              <\/svg>\n              <span class=\"ext\" aria-label=\"Instagram (link is external)\" role=\"img\"><\/span>\n\n            <\/a>\n          <\/li>\n        \n\n        \n        \n                  <\/ul>\n  \n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"social-container\">\n    \n      <div class=\"social-posts\">\n                  <div class=\"social-post has-image\">\n\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2023\/03\/twitter1500x844-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2023\/03\/twitter1500x844-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2023\/03\/twitter1500x844-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n            \n                          <span class=\"channel twitter\">\n                                  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USCArchaeology\/status\/1575245708512399367\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                  @USCArchaeology\n                                  <\/a>\n                              <\/span>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">USC Students and Faculty Participate in Summer Archaeological Field Research on Old Providence and Santa Catalina Islands, Colombia <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3sdknldce6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/3sdknldce6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 USC Archaeology (@USCArchaeology) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USCArchaeology\/status\/1575245708512399367?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n\n                  <div class=\"social-post has-image\">\n\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2023\/03\/facebook1500x844-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2023\/03\/facebook1500x844-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2023\/03\/facebook1500x844-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n            \n                          <span class=\"channel facebook\">\n                                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/trojanarchaeology\/photos\/a.160846994094976\/1212923612220637\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                  USC Archaeology\n                                  <\/a>\n                              <\/span>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>USC archaeology major Camila Grases volunteered in the ArcLab this summer. Camila was a great help in checking in all the flood artifacts, checking for damage (mold, spalling, cracking, etc.), returning them to their home boxes, and updating our PastPerfect database.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat excited me the most about the prospect of working at the lab at the beginning of the summer was the close proximity I would have to the thousands of years of history stored in the collection here at USC. What I failed to understand but was ecstatic to learn was that I would actually be working with these objects, touching them, moving them, examining them, and entering them into the data base.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/trojanarchaeology\/photos\/a.160846994094976\/1212923612220637\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more about what Camila had to say about her experience<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n\n              <\/div>\n    \n    \n      \n                                                              \n      <div class=\"social-posts-images-container\">\n                  <div class=\"photo instagram\">\n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2023\/03\/311181290_190210380238022_8157317217886399059_n-768x500.png\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                          <a href=\"#photo-1964844348\" class=\"photo-trigger\" aria-label=\"View image in lightbox\">\n                <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000000\" d=\"M28,7v7.9h-2.6l0-3.4l-4.3,4.3c-0.3,0.3-0.6,0.4-0.9,0.4s-0.7-0.1-0.9-0.4c-0.5-0.5-0.5-1.3,0-1.9l4.3-4.3h-3.4V7H28z M7,28v-7.9h2.6v3.4l4.3-4.3c0.5-0.5,1.3-0.5,1.9,0c0.5,0.5,0.5,1.3,0,1.9l-4.3,4.3h3.4V28H7z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/a>\n            \n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"photo\">\n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2023\/03\/instagram2-900x900-1-768x768.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2023\/03\/instagram2-900x900-1-768x768.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                          <a href=\"#photo-520151947\" class=\"photo-trigger\" aria-label=\"View image in lightbox\">\n                <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000000\" d=\"M28,7v7.9h-2.6l0-3.4l-4.3,4.3c-0.3,0.3-0.6,0.4-0.9,0.4s-0.7-0.1-0.9-0.4c-0.5-0.5-0.5-1.3,0-1.9l4.3-4.3h-3.4V7H28z M7,28v-7.9h2.6v3.4l4.3-4.3c0.5-0.5,1.3-0.5,1.9,0c0.5,0.5,0.5,1.3,0,1.9l-4.3,4.3h3.4V28H7z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/a>\n            \n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"photo\">\n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2023\/03\/instagram720x900-720x768.png\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                          <a href=\"#photo-1202200040\" class=\"photo-trigger\" aria-label=\"View image in lightbox\">\n                <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000000\" d=\"M28,7v7.9h-2.6l0-3.4l-4.3,4.3c-0.3,0.3-0.6,0.4-0.9,0.4s-0.7-0.1-0.9-0.4c-0.5-0.5-0.5-1.3,0-1.9l4.3-4.3h-3.4V7H28z M7,28v-7.9h2.6v3.4l4.3-4.3c0.5-0.5,1.3-0.5,1.9,0c0.5,0.5,0.5,1.3,0,1.9l-4.3,4.3h3.4V28H7z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/a>\n            \n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"photo\">\n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2023\/03\/instagram4-900x900-1-768x768.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2023\/03\/instagram4-900x900-1-768x768.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                          <a href=\"#photo-204630718\" class=\"photo-trigger\" aria-label=\"View image in lightbox\">\n                <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000000\" d=\"M28,7v7.9h-2.6l0-3.4l-4.3,4.3c-0.3,0.3-0.6,0.4-0.9,0.4s-0.7-0.1-0.9-0.4c-0.5-0.5-0.5-1.3,0-1.9l4.3-4.3h-3.4V7H28z M7,28v-7.9h2.6v3.4l4.3-4.3c0.5-0.5,1.3-0.5,1.9,0c0.5,0.5,0.5,1.3,0,1.9l-4.3,4.3h3.4V28H7z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/a>\n            \n          <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n            <div id=\"photo-1964844348\" class=\"photo-lightbox lity-hide\">\n        <div class=\"text-container\">\n                      <h3 class=\"instagram\">\n                              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CjoAtkHPbVJ\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\">\n                              @uscarchaeology\n                              <\/a>\n                          <\/h3>\n          \n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Interested in Egyptology? Solange Ashby (PhD, UChicago; current post-doc @ UCLA) will be delivering a talk titled &#8220;Jewelry of Nubia\u2019s Royal Women&#8221; at the Getty Villa (and online) on October 15th at 2 pm PST.<\/p>\n<p>For more info and to get tickets, check out this link: <a href=\"https:\/\/tickets.getty.edu\/Online\/seatSelect.asp?createBO::WSmap=1&amp;BOparam::WSmap::loadBestAvailable::performance_ids=239EEC13-A519-4CBA-8067-BC999FC39E3C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/tickets.getty.edu\/Online\/seatSelect.asp?createBO::WSmap=1&amp;BOparam::WSmap::loadBestAvailable::<br \/>\nperformance_ids=239EEC13-A519-4CBA-8067-BC999FC39E3C<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CjoAtkHPbVJ\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\n  target=\"_blank\"    \n>\n    View More on Instagram \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#FCO\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n                  <\/div>\n\n                  \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2023\/03\/311181290_190210380238022_8157317217886399059_n-768x500.png\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n        \n      <\/div>\n\n          <div id=\"photo-520151947\" class=\"photo-lightbox lity-hide\">\n        <div class=\"text-container\">\n                      <h3 class=\"instagram\">\n                              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CjQ5FIfvvkp\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\">\n                              @uscarchaeology\n                              <\/a>\n                          <\/h3>\n          \n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Dr. Tracie Mayfield and <a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz notranslate _a6hd\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uscarchaeology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@uscarchaeology<\/a> students completed an archaeological field school on Old Providence and Santa Catalina Islands, Colombia during summer \u26cf<\/p>\n<p>Located 130 miles off the coast of Nicaragua, the islands have been a center of global trade and commerce since the establishment of an English colony in 1629.<\/p>\n<p>Novelist Robert Louis Stevenson was inspiried to write the book \u2018Treasure Island\u2019 after visiting in the 1800&#8217;s, and Pablo Escobar was a resident in the 1980&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>The community-led project seeks to assist ongoing Native efforts to untangle and decolonize the complex culture history of the Islands, by collecting and exploring archaeologically landscapes.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about these research projects visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/hunterblatherer.wordpress.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hunterblatherer.wordpress.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz  _aa9_ _a6hd\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/uscdornsife\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#USCDornsife<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CjQ5FIfvvkp\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\n  target=\"_blank\"    \n>\n    View More on Instagram \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#FCO\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n                  <\/div>\n\n                  \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2023\/03\/instagram2-900x900-1-768x768.png\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2023\/03\/instagram2-900x900-1-768x768.png 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n        \n      <\/div>\n\n          <div id=\"photo-1202200040\" class=\"photo-lightbox lity-hide\">\n        <div class=\"text-container\">\n                      <h3 class=\"instagram\">\n                              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ChqadOmpX5a\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\">\n                              @uscarchaeology\n                              <\/a>\n                          <\/h3>\n          \n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>STARC Summer Spotlight: Elena Prado spent the first part of her summer doing an Experimental Archaeology class on Catalina Island. She finished up with a Getty Marrow Undergraduate internship in the GCI!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ChqadOmpX5a\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\n  target=\"_blank\"    \n>\n    View More on Instagram \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#FCO\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n                  <\/div>\n\n                  \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2023\/03\/instagram720x900-720x768.png\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n        \n      <\/div>\n\n          <div id=\"photo-204630718\" class=\"photo-lightbox lity-hide\">\n        <div class=\"text-container\">\n                      <h3 class=\"instagram\">\n                              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Chm6QIFp8H2\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\">\n                              @uscarchaeology\n                              <\/a>\n                          <\/h3>\n          \n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>STARC Summer Spotlight: Luis Rodriguez-P\u00e9rez, a recent archaeology and history graduate (and former president of STARC), spent this year at the <a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz notranslate _a6hd\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cyathens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@cyathens<\/a> program studying ancient languages and archaeology, before continuing his work on <a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz notranslate _a6hd\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/opsciap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@opsciap<\/a> as lead ethnographer, surveyor, and archaeologist this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Chm6QIFp8H2\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\n  target=\"_blank\"    \n>\n    View More on Instagram \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#FCO\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n                  <\/div>\n\n                  \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2023\/03\/instagram4-900x900-1-768x768.png\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2023\/03\/instagram4-900x900-1-768x768.png 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n        \n      <\/div>\n\n      \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block image-left\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Have you read our student-run blog?<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Hunter Blatherer\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Life as an Archaeology Student at the University of Southern California<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/hunterblatherer.wordpress.com\/\n    aria-label=\"Read more about Hunter Blatherer Link\"  \n>\n    Hunter Blatherer Link \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2023\/06\/HunterBlatherer-1800X1800-768x768.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2023\/06\/HunterBlatherer-1800X1800-1280x1280.png 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2023\/06\/HunterBlatherer-1800X1800-768x768.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Hunter Blatherer\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h2><a href=\"https:\/\/giveto.usc.edu\/?fundid=9218754066&amp;amp;appealcode=undefined&amp;amp;buttongen=1\">Contribute to Archaeology<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>You can contribute to archaeology at USC with either in-kind or cash donations &#8212; we welcome all your support! Be part of safeguarding over 11,000 ancient artifacts in the USC Archaeology Research Collection for future generations of Trojans through the purchase of a climate control system, conservation and materials analysis equipment needed to protect these ancient treasures. We also welcome the donation of recent computer equipment.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a special interest or would like to support a specific archaeological project, please e-mail the curator, Lynn Swartz Dodd, at <a href=\"mailto:swartz@usc.edu\"><strong>swartz@usc.edu<\/strong><\/a> or call (213) 740-0266.<\/p>\n<p>USC is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and so your donation is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. You can Donate Now by credit card or donate by check. Checks should be made out to &#8220;USC&#8221;, with the subject line reading &#8220;Archaeology Research Center.&#8221; Please mail check donations to: Lynn Dodd, MC 1481 825 Bloom Walk, ACB-130, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1481<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your support!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n      \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--contact-details \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--contact-details\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Contact Us\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= \/arch\/people\/\n    aria-label=\"Read more about Department Faculty &#038; Staff\"  \n>\n    Department Faculty &#038; Staff \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n      <\/div>\n    \n    \n      <div class=\"contacts-container\">\n\n        \n                      <div class=\"contact-card\">\n\n              \n              \n              \n              \n            <\/div>\n                    \n                      <div class=\"contact-card\">\n\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 7;\"><strong>Archaeology Program<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:archaeology@usc.edu\">archaeology@usc.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n              \n              \n            <\/div>\n                    \n                      <div class=\"contact-card\">\n\n              \n              \n              \n              \n            <\/div>\n                    \n      <\/div>\n\n        \n     \n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":153,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Archaeology &amp; Heritage Studies - Archaeology and Heritage Studies<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Archaeology at USC is a way of understanding the rich record of past human societies through the study of their material cultures.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Archaeology &amp; Heritage Studies - Archaeology and Heritage Studies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Archaeology at USC is a way of understanding the rich record of past human societies through the study of their material cultures.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Archaeology and Heritage Studies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/trojanarchaeology\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-14T22:44:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2022\/11\/IMG_5693-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@USCArchaeology\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/\",\"name\":\"Archaeology &amp; Heritage Studies - Archaeology and Heritage Studies\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2022\/11\/IMG_5693-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-11-02T18:09:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-14T22:44:49+00:00\",\"description\":\"Archaeology at USC is a way of understanding the rich record of past human societies through the study of their material cultures.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2022\/11\/IMG_5693-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2022\/11\/IMG_5693-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1920,\"caption\":\"People dig with shovels in small plots.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Archaeology &amp; Heritage Studies\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/\",\"name\":\"Archaeology and Heritage Studies\",\"description\":\"USC Dornsife Archaeology and Heritage Studies Program\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/#organization\",\"name\":\"USC Archaeology Program\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2023\/04\/archaeology-logo.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2023\/04\/archaeology-logo.jpeg\",\"width\":960,\"height\":960,\"caption\":\"USC Archaeology Program\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/trojanarchaeology\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/USCArchaeology\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uscarchaeology\/\",\"https:\/\/uscarchaeology.tumblr.com\",\"https:\/\/hunterblatherer.wordpress.com\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCH2mhMYwSnXlutvXwhRElYQ\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Archaeology &amp; Heritage Studies - Archaeology and Heritage Studies","description":"Archaeology at USC is a way of understanding the rich record of past human societies through the study of their material cultures.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Archaeology &amp; Heritage Studies - Archaeology and Heritage Studies","og_description":"Archaeology at USC is a way of understanding the rich record of past human societies through the study of their material cultures.","og_url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/","og_site_name":"Archaeology and Heritage Studies","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/trojanarchaeology\/","article_modified_time":"2025-07-14T22:44:49+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1920,"url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2022\/11\/IMG_5693-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@USCArchaeology","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/","url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/","name":"Archaeology &amp; Heritage Studies - Archaeology and Heritage Studies","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2022\/11\/IMG_5693-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2022-11-02T18:09:55+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-14T22:44:49+00:00","description":"Archaeology at USC is a way of understanding the rich record of past human societies through the study of their material cultures.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2022\/11\/IMG_5693-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2022\/11\/IMG_5693-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1920,"caption":"People dig with shovels in small plots."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Archaeology &amp; Heritage Studies"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/#website","url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/","name":"Archaeology and Heritage Studies","description":"USC Dornsife Archaeology and Heritage Studies Program","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/#organization","name":"USC Archaeology Program","url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2023\/04\/archaeology-logo.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2023\/04\/archaeology-logo.jpeg","width":960,"height":960,"caption":"USC Archaeology Program"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/trojanarchaeology\/","https:\/\/x.com\/USCArchaeology","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uscarchaeology\/","https:\/\/uscarchaeology.tumblr.com","https:\/\/hunterblatherer.wordpress.com","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCH2mhMYwSnXlutvXwhRElYQ"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4"}],"version-history":[{"count":100,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1573,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/revisions\/1573"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}