ARKEO at Cornell University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate ARKEO coursework.

• ARKEO 1200Ancient Peoples and Placesopens 1 course (1 directly)
• ARKEO 3661Sumerian Language and Culture Iopens 1 course (1 directly)
• ARKEO 4263Zooarchaeological Methodopens 1 course (1 directly)
• ARKEO 6661Sumerian Language and Culture Iopens 1 course (1 directly)
• ARKEO 7263Zooarchaeological Methodopens 1 course (1 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate ARKEO work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 16 ARKEO and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 221 more ARKEO courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on ARKEO, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in ARKEO. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 2 courses deep, ending at ARKEO 3000

  1. ARKEO 1200Ancient Peoples and Places
  2. ARKEO 3000Individual Study in Archaeology and Related Fields

• 2 courses deep, ending at ARKEO 3662

  1. ARKEO 3661Sumerian Language and Culture I
  2. ARKEO 3662Sumerian Language and Culture II

• 2 courses deep, ending at ARKEO 4246

  1. ANTHR 3235Bioarchaeology
  2. ARKEO 4246Human Osteology

• 2 courses deep, ending at ARKEO 4264

  1. ANTHR 4263Zooarchaeological Method
  2. ARKEO 4264Zooarchaeological Interpretation

Grade medians

Teaching in Fall 2026

Instructors on ARKEO sections in Fall 2026, from the registrar's schedule.

• Caitlin Barrett
• CAMILLE LOUIS
• John Henderson
• Jordan Miller
• Kurt Jordan
• Lori Khatchadourian
• Magnus Fiskesjo
• Michael Tomlan
• Nerissa Russell
• Sturt Manning

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under ARKEO yet.

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Department events

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