Site fact sheet
Present an archaeological site in your region: dating, methods and finds.
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Humanities, social sciences & education · 82Beginner
History & Heritage
History enthusiasts, cultural mediators or guides.
Archaeology, its scientific methods and social stakes, US cultural history, then writing and research.
175hours of coursework
18weeks at 10 h
3steps
13courses
3universities
Target skills
Social ImpactPeer ReviewCultureCommunity DevelopmentEnvironmentAncient HistoryCase StudiesSocial StudiesSocial JusticeWorld HistorySocial SciencesLiberal Arts
Skill labels as listed on Coursera.
Target jobs
- Cultural mediator
- Heritage guide
- Heritage outreach officer
Progression
- 1Rice UniversityBeginnerGoogle Slides, Padlet
Stated prerequisites: No prior experience required
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Introduction to Archaeology: Knowing The Past Beginner 13 h 4.7 (33) Introduction to Archaeology: Archaeology as Science Beginner 18 h — Introduction to Archaeology: Reconstruction of The Past Beginner 17 h — Introduction to Archaeology: Archaeology as Activism Beginner 16 h — - 2University of Colorado BoulderBeginner
Stated prerequisites: No prior experience required
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Moneyball and Globalization Beginner 9 h — Race, Gender, and Culture Beginner 9 h — Baseball and Americanism Beginner 10 h — Baseball into the Millennium Beginner 7 h — - 3University of California, IrvineBeginner
Stated prerequisites: No prior experience required
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Grammar and Punctuation — 16 h 4.7 (19,647) Getting Started with Essay Writing Intermediate 13 h 4.7 (3,295) Advanced Writing — 18 h 4.7 (1,969) Introduction to Research for Essay Writing — 19 h 4.7 (1,190) Project: Writing a Research Paper — 10 h 4.7 (514)
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Written guided tour
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Free textbooks
Introduction to AnthropologyOpenStaxFree (OpenStax)
Writing Guide with HandbookOpenStaxFree (OpenStax)