Scientific literacy, particularly for non-science majors, is an important goal of the undergraduate curriculum. Exposing students to scientific principles and engaging them in methodology in order to facilitate their ability to more fully develop critical thinking skills that can be applied across the curriculum is a key objective of a non-majors course offering linking the physical sciences and archaeology. Through the use of the scanning electron microscope, students can explore the relationship between materials science and the technological developments of a particular historical culture or region and learn more about the collaboration between chemists and archaeologists.
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