Computer-Based Laboratory Exercises for Introductory Archaeology Courses: A Pilot Project for a Minority Approach to Archaeology

这个试点项目的重点是开发计算机模块，在一个互动的、视觉刺激的环境中向本科生展示考古学的基础知识。软件模块包括：1)地层学和相对年代测定，2)人工制品分类，以及3)动物骨骼分析，这些模块具有很强的视觉成分，并采用当前的视频图像分析技术，让学生参与科学的过程，而不仅仅是其结果。希望通过提供具有重要视觉成分的刺激性实验室练习，能够加强对科学学生的征聘和保留，特别是对该机构所服务的大量美洲土著人口。

This pilot project focuses on the development of computer modules that present the fundamentals of archeology to undergraduate students in an interactive, visually stimulating context. The software modules, involve: 1) stratigraphy and relative dating, 2) artifact classification, and 3) analysis of animal bones have a strong visual component, and employ current techniques of video image analysis that allow students to participate in the process of science, not just its results. It is hoped that by providing stimulating laboratory exercises with a significant visual component, that the recruitment and retention of students in the sciences will be enhanced, especially with respect to the significant Native American population served by the institution.