I'm interested in becoming a Medieval (Dark Ages period or Feudal Age ) Archaeologist. Since my Highschool doesn't offer Latin, is there a course for it in college or do I learn it in an Anthropolgy/Archaeology course?
2007-06-19 04:47:41 · 6 answers · asked by shawn. 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Almost all colleges and universities offer Latin, since it is (still) the language of science. Literature departments (part of the overall English department) may offer Middle English (such as Chaucer wrote in) and possibly Old English.
However, Old English is an extremely specialized langage. It is heavily Germanic, and frankly there is little actual literature written in it. But still, some colleges and universities will offer classes in Old English.
BTW, the study of the Medieval period is called "History," not "Archaeology," in most curricula, since there are extensive written records from the period. In some areas, there are, indeed, digs at Medieval sites, but the overall study of the period is usually grouped with the History classes.
Cheers and good luck.
2007-06-19 04:54:53 · answer #1 · answered by Grendle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Almost any quality college will offer Latin. Old English is much less common, but some schools do teach it.
Nowadays, you can usually check out the catalog online of any schools you're thinking about, so you can get some some sense of how much they offer in the areas you are looking for.
2007-06-19 06:56:00 · answer #2 · answered by A M Frantz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any real college will yes. However some universities are better then others. If you can get into UPenn for archaeology you would be a shoe in. That is unless you can get into OXford or Cambridge.
2007-06-19 05:06:20 · answer #3 · answered by msuetonius 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-06 22:31:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look for colleges that have classical studies programs. That will be your best bet.
2007-06-19 05:36:47 · answer #5 · answered by lorem_ipsum 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on which college you go to. Some do, some don't.
2007-06-19 04:56:25 · answer #6 · answered by willow oak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋