ANT 331 - Prehistoric and Contemporary Subsistence Systems

Institution:

CUNY Lehman College

Subject:

Description:

3 hours, 3 credits. Theories concerning the origin and spread of animal and plant domestication are surveyed. Emphasis on the role of agricultural ecology and economics in the evolution of social systems, from small-scale village societies practicing long-fallow cultivation to states and empires depending on complex irrigation agriculture. Both ethnographic and archaeological examples are drawn upon.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lehman.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 960-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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