<p>im a junior and i'm interested in going into one of these fields and was wondering what schools offer good programs.</p>
<p>For this field, chances are you'll eventually be looking at graduate school.</p>
<p>So for undergrad you you want to look for schools that will give you not just a solid background but also have the kind of professors who will be able to give you excellent LORs so you have a shot at the better graduate programs.</p>
<p>That almost certainly means a university that also has a graduate program in anthropology and archaeology. This obviously narrows your choices down a bit. The time period and region of interest will also narrow things considerably. Once you know this, you'll be able to cut your list to the schools that really interest you.</p>
<p>Depending on where you are, the first place to look is the state flagship school(s). And of course there are the "usual suspects": Harvard, Michigan, Chicago, Berkeley, etc.</p>
<p>Then start asking questions: Does the university have a program that interests you? Will you have research opportunities? Field schools? Do the professors publish frequently and do they have active research programs? Where did they get their PhDs (important for those LORs and other contacts)? Does the school have a "natural history" or anthropology museum or have a deal to work with a suitable local museum? </p>
<p>For what its worth, I'm finishing up a BA in Classics at Penn and I've applied to grad schools in Classical Archaeology this fall. (It's another month until decision season in the humanities.)</p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>
<p>WilliamC: I realize that this reply is significantly later than your reply… Classical Archaeology is my dream, so I was wondering what schools you applied to for that. Having said that this reply is much later, which schools were you accepted to (of the ones that you applied to) and where you decided to go and why. I have a LONG way to go before grad school, but I’m just curious where I might be headed…</p>