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Anth 2410: Anthropological Archaeology

Semester: 

Fall

Offered: 

2013
Moodle Website

The goal of this course is to provide students with a well-rounded introduction to anthropological archaeology by surveying world prehistory from the emergence of humans to the development of ancient states and empires.  We begin by looking at the techniques and methods that archaeology uses to reconstruct the past.  We then move chronologically through human prehistory, focusing on the evolution of modern humans, the development of agriculture and the emergence of social complexity.  Some of the topics we will cover in the course include relations between humans and Neanderthals, …

ANTH 1000: The Anthropological Perspective

Semester: 

Fall

Offered: 

2013
Moodle Website

This course provides an introductory overview of Cultural Anthropology.  We begin by defining anthropology, its various subfields and core concepts, and then examine topics such as the evolution of modern humans, the ethnographic method, ethics, and the concept of culture.  We then shift our focus to look cross-culturally at the various dimensions of human societies, including different languages, political and kinship systems, genders and religions.  Our course concludes with a critical discussion of anthropology’s uncomfortable relationship with colonialism and we explore some of …

ANTH 2320: Ancient Societies - The Greater Southwest

Semester: 

Spring

Offered: 

2013
Moodle Website

This course provides an overview of archaeology and ethnology of the Greater Southwest from the earliest occupants through the Spanish entrada and historic period.  We begin by looking at the natural setting the Southwest and then introduce some of the tools archaeologists have used to reconstruct the archaeological history of the region.  From there, we survey the earliest foraging societies, the development of agriculture and emergence of settled life and social complexity.  We then consider historic era pueblos and finish the course by reading an ethnography about the Tewa …

ANTH 1000: The Anthropological Perspective

Semester: 

Spring

Offered: 

2013
Moodle Website

This course provides an introductory overview of Cultural Anthropology.  We begin by defining anthropology, its various subfields and core concepts, and then examine topics such as the evolution of modern humans, the ethnographic method, ethics, and the concept of culture.  We then shift our focus to look cross-culturally at the various dimensions of human societies, including different languages, political and kinship systems, genders and religions.  Our course concludes with a critical discussion of anthropology’s uncomfortable relationship with colonialism and we explore some of …