ANTH 300 - North American Archaeology* RS

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Ferris State University

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College: College of Arts and Sciences Department: Social Sciences Dept Credit Hours: 3 This course has a lecture with 3 hours. Designed to provide the background for an understanding of the great diversity of cultures and lifeways which developed in North America following the migration of Asians both during and after the Wisconsin glaciations. These "Native Americans" were the ancestors of the peoples contacted by Europeans during the Post Columbian period. These early cultures can only be studied through the application of the theories, methods, and techniques of archaeology and careful assessment of the oral traditions of the native peoples. Also includes the earliest reports of Europeans who first made contact before widespread dispersion, war, and disease obliterated many of the records. Requires: ANTH 121, ANTH 122, SOCY 121 or SOCY 122 Typically Offered Spring Only

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ferris.edu/

Phone Number:

(231) 591-2000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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