Is archeology social science or natural science?

Archaeology is a social science, usually taught within anthropology or history departments/schools. Despite employing an interdisciplinary approach towards data collection methods and tools, the goal of archaeology is studying the cultural, social, political and historical realms of past human settlements - for which the social sciences is the ideal suit. read more

Given that a social science is by definition the study of human society and social relationships, archeology must be a social science. A natural science is the branch of knowledge that deals with the natural or physical world. read more

Environmental studies integrate social, humanistic, and natural science perspectives on the relation between humans and the natural environment. Gender studies integrates several social and natural sciences to study gender identity, masculinity, femininity, transgender issues, and sexuality. read more