ANTH 410 - Archaeology of Death

Institution:

California State University-Bakersfield

Subject:

Description:

Consideration of the death experience in the broadest possible context. Survey of funerary practices encompassing mummification, burial, exposure, cremation, and endocannibalism. Use of historical and ethnographic observations of mortuary practices and attitudes for building analogies for interpretation of mortuary practices and attitudes of past peoples from archaeological remains. Use of mortuary practices for reconstruction of gender roles, social stratification, valuation and agency. Constraint of political considerations-both past and present-that call into question fundamental assumptions held by many.

Credits:

5.00

Credit Hours:

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Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.csub.edu

Phone Number:

(661) 654-2782

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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