Variant of CIP 2016 - Primary groupings

Variant of CIP 2016 - Primary groupings
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04 - Social and behavioural sciences and law

45. - Social sciences

45.03 - Archaeology

This subseries comprises instructional program class 45.0301.

45.0301 - Archaeology

This instructional program class comprises any 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. These programs include courses in archaeological theory, field methods, dating methods, conservation and museum studies, cultural and physical evolution, and the study of specific past cultures.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • archaeology
    • archaeometry
    • classical archaeology
    • historical archaeology

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • ancient studies(30.2201)
    • archaeological resources protection(43.0123)
    • art conservation(50.0703)
    • classical civilization(30.2202)
    • cultural resource management(30.1202)
    • museology(30.1401)
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