ANTH 2325 - Archaeology of North America

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University of Central Arkansas

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An elective in the anthropology minor core. Archaeology investigates past cultures in order to reconstruct past lifeways and to understand changes that have occurred in different groups of people across the landscape through time. Archaeology plays an integral role in identifying where these groups lived, what they ate, how they interacted with each other (trade, warfare), and how they were organized socially and politically (elites, chiefs, priests). Analysis of the material remains - artifacts, structural features, botanical remains - allows us to develop answers to the above questions. By the end of this course, you will have an understanding of the history of archaeology in North America and the diverse prehistoric Native American cultures. You will have been exposed to the issues faced by and methods utilized in reconstructing past settlement patterns, subsistence strategies, religious practices and social and political organization. Lecture and discussion. Prerequisite: ANTH 1302. Spring even years.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.uca.edu

Phone Number:

(501) 450-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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