MOTION:
That ARCC recommends to Arts & Science Executive the addition of ANTR 3037:
Archaeological Cataloguing and Reporting
A) Descriptive Data:
Course Code
ANTR 3037
Course Title
Archaeological Cataloguing and Reporting
Course Prerequisite
ANTR 2026 and ANTR 2027
Course Corequisite
N/A
Antirequisite
N/A
Total Hours
 36 hours  72 hours  Other
Breakdown of Hours
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36 hours
36 hours of lecture
Course Credits
 3 credits  6 credits  Other
Course Description
(Restricted to 50-75 words,
present tense and active voice)
Students learn to report and document archaeological
excavations and collections according to professional standards
and guidelines. Instruction includes processing artifacts in the
laboratory, preparation of an artifact catalogue, artifact analysis,
evaluation of site significance, and a report with appropriate
maps, diagrams, and photographs.
Course Grouping or Stream
Does this course belong to a Group or Stream?
 No  Yes
Program Implications
No
Does this course have program implications?
 No  Yes
Cross-Listing or Cross-Coding
3 credits
No
 Cross-Listed - this course may be credited towards
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 Cross-Coded - this course is cross-coded with
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Learning Expectations/
Outputs
(6-8 points, visible, measurable
and in active voice)
Learning Expectations
By the end of the course students will be able to:
 Report archaeological excavations according to Ontario
standards and guidelines
 Document and analyze archaeological sites and artifacts
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Wash and clean artifacts according to basic
archaeological laboratory methods
Sort historic and prehistoric artifact collections into
standard categories based on material and function
Prepare artifact catalogs using standard methods and
terms
Inscribe artifact collections according to museum
standards
Outcomes:
Successful graduates of this course will:
 Have demonstrated skills that can be applied in
professional contexts as archaeological field assistants or
monitors
 Understand basic laboratory processes
 Know the standards of information archaeological field
reports must contain.
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B) Comparative Data (Strongly recommended but not required)
Please list course numbers and titles. Course descriptions are NOT necessary.
University
Equivalent Course(s) and Titles
Brock
Carelton
Guelph
Lakehead
No
No
No
No
Laurentian
No
McMaster
No
OCAD
Ottawa
Queen’s
Toronto
No
No
No
No
Trent
ANTH 2050 Introduction to
Ontario Historic Archaeology
Field and Laboratory Methods
ANTH 440 Archaeological Analysis
and Interpretation
No
AR217 Archaeological Laboratory
Methods
AR336 Cultural Resource
Management
AR341 Analytical Archaeology
No
No
Waterloo
Western
Wilfrid Laurier
No
No
Windsor
York
No
No
Non-Equivalent but 50% or more
overlap
No
No
No
ANTR 3118: Scientific Applications
in Archaeology
ARCL 3066 Laboratory and
Analytical Procedures in Archaeology
ANTHROP 3K03 Archaeological
Interpretation
No
No
No
ARC 305H Archaeological
Interpretation
ARC 312Y Archaeological
Laboratory
C) Statement of Need:
This course will not be a required course for a specific degree, but will complement the current
archaeology course offerings. The archaeology course offerings have shown consistent growth in
enrollment since we first offered them in 2013, and our introductory Archaeology course (ANTR 2026) is
currently waitlisted for the winter term. This proposed course will expand the current Archaeology course
offerings by providing students with more specific training in archaeological cataloguing and reporting,
skills that are essential for applied and professional archaeologists. Part of the rationale for the
development of this course has been on-going discussions with the Algonquins of Ontario who have
indicated a strong interest in having their members trained in archaeological assessment and monitoring.
We estimate that this course would partially fill these identified needs and that enrollment would include
current Nipissing University students, as well as students from surrounding communities who register in
the course specifically to acquire applied archaeological skills.
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D) Statement of Resources:
This course will be offered as resources allow. In the past two academic years, we have hired a
professional archaeologist to teach the archaeology courses on a sessional basis, and this course would
also be taught on a sessional contract.
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