ANTH 110 - Introduction to Archaeology and Prehistory

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College of Marin

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Description:

(3.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Three lecture hours weekly.) This course includes the methods of recovery, analysis and interpretation of material culture, current research questions, current controversies, frauds of the past, ethical problems confronting the archaeologist and some of the spectacular discoveries. Some of the questions to be explored include the origin of art and writing, the evolution of tool making, how and why agriculture began, why civilizations rose and fell, and who settled the Americas. (CSU/UC) AA/AS Area B, CSU Area D-1, IGETC Area 4, CAN ANTH 6

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.marin.edu

Phone Number:

(415) 457-8811

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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