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3.00 Credits
(Cross-listed as History 76 and Classics 26.) This survey course will focus on roughly 3, 000 years of ancient Egyptian pharaonic civilization(3,000-332 B.C.). The emphasis will be on the material culture discovered along the banks of the Nile: ancient Egyptian pyramids, temples, tombs, settlements and cities, art masterpieces and artifacts. The course will follow a chronological path at least through the New Kingdom (1050 B.C.), with many excursions into Egyptian art, history, politics, hieroglyphs, and the development of the discipline of modern Egyptology. Several field trips to the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts will be included. Final paper topics may include opportunities to contribute to the MFA's new Giza Archives Project, creating on-line access to the archives from its excavations at the Giza Pyramids (1902-1942). This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Arts Humanities Social Sciences This course meets the World Civilization Requirement This course meets the following culture options: African and African-American Culture Classical Culture Middle Eastern Culture
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3.00 Credits
(Cross-listed as Art History 19 and Classics 27.) The great sites and monuments of the ancient Mediterranean from preclassical times to the fall of the Roman Empire; their discovery and interpretation; their place in the reconstruction of the social, political, and artistic history of their time. Topics include the excavation and analysis of materials from Troy, Bronze Age Crete, and Mycenae; the archaeological evidence of the rise of Greece, particularly Athens, in the first half of the first millennium B.C.; the misunderstood contribution of Hellenism in art, literature, and civilization; the Etruscan phenomenon; the essentially Roman qualities of the first four centuries of the Christian era; and the archaeological and documentary evidence for the transition from paganism to Christianity. Some attention to the disciplines of epigraphy and numismatics, as well as to the peripheral island civilizations of Malta, Sardinia, and Cyprus. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Arts This course meets the following culture options: Classical Culture - Italian Culture This course is offered during the following semesters: Spring Semester
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3.00 Credits
(Cross-listed as Art History 18, Classics 29, and Judaic Studies 77.) Introduction to the archaeology of Palestine from the Persian period to the Muslim conquest (586 B.C.-640 A.D.), including the influence of Greco-Roman civilization on the local cultures; the rise of diverse groups within Judaism, such as the sect that composed the Dead Sea Scrolls; the development of Rabbinic Judaism; the rise of Christianity; and the spread of Islam. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Arts Humanities This course meets the World Civilization Requirement This course meets the following culture options: Classical Culture - Judaic Culture Middle Eastern Culture
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3.00 Credits
(Cross-listed as Anthropology 50.)Survey of human culture from the earliest paleolithic hunters and gatherers to the formation of states and the beginnings of recorded history. Course provides an introduction to archaeological methods, a worldwide overview of prehistoric ways of life, and a more detailed analysis of cultural development in the New World. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Social Sciences This course meets the World Civilization Requirement This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester
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3.00 Credits
Comparison of the emergence and disappearance of selected complex societies around the world. Focus on archaeological case studies with discussion of anthropological theory and contemporary debates. Prerequisites Prerequisites: Archaeology/Classics 27 or Archaeology/Anthropology 30.
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3.00 Credits
Exploration of special topics in archaeology through a lecture course or seminar. Prerequisites: Archaeology/Classics 27 or Archaeology/Anthropology 30. Please see departmental website for specific details.
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3.00 Credits
Exploration of special topics in archaeology through a lecture course or seminar. Prerequisites: Archaeology/Classics 27 or Archaeology/Anthropology 30. Please see departmental website for specific details. This course meets the following culture options: African and African-American Culture - FALL 2004 & FALL 2005 ONLY - Ancient Egypt Classical Culture - FALL 2004 & FALL 2005 ONLY - Ancient Egypt / SPRING 2009 ONLY - Hist & Arch Ancient World Italian Culture - SPRING 2009 ONLY - Hist & Arch Ancient World ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH ARCH0091 Guided library, laboratory, or field research in archaeology. Five to ten hours per week (variable credit), including one hour per week consultation with the adviser. Final written or oral presentation. Prerequisites Permission of instructor.
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1.00 Credits
Guided library, laboratory, or field research in archaeology. Five to ten hours per week (variable credit), including one hour per week consultation with the adviser. Final written or oral presentation. Prerequisites Permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
(Cross-listed as Anthropology 128.) An introduction to the archaeology of pre-Columbian cultures of Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. Focus is on the origins of village life, the development of social complexity, emergence of states, ritual, religion, and culture collapse. Cultures studied include the Olmec, the Maya, the Zapotec, and the Aztec through artifacts, architecture, murals, inscribed monuments, hieroglyphs, and codices. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Social Sciences This course meets the World Civilization Requirement This course meets the following culture options: Hispanic Culture Native American Culture This course is offered during the following semesters: Spring Semester
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3.00 Credits
(Cross-listed as Classics 160.) Seminar examing aspects of the Giza Pyramids (2,500 BCE) and surrounding cemeteries in their archaeological and historical context with illustrated lectures and students seminar presentations. Includes participation in the Museum of Fine Arts' scholoarly website "Giza Archives Project" (www.gizapyramids.org). This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Social Sciences This course meets the World Civilization Requirement This course meets the following culture options: African and African-American Culture Classical Culture Middle Eastern Culture
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