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3.00 Credits
Comparative study of human populations in ecosystems. Topics include the adaptive nature of culture, implications of the ecological approach for anthropological theory, sociocultural evolution and change, and contemporary problems. Case studies from simple and complex societies. Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions, Population and the Environment, and Writing Intensive Requirements. Prerequisites & Notes ANT 102 or permission. Credits: 3
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3.00 Credits
A study of mechanisms and institutions for mediating disputes and allocating public power in selected non-Western societies. Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements. Prerequisites & Notes ANT 102 or ANT 300 or permission. Credits: 3
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3.00 Credits
Comparative study of production, consumption and exchange in selected non-Western societies. Emphasis on factors influencing economic decisions in a variety of social and cultural settings. Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements. Prerequisites & Notes ANT 102 or ANT 300 or permission. Credits: 3
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3.00 Credits
Peasants, neither primitive nor modern, are the majority of humanity. A comparative study of peasant societies in various parts of the world including a critical examination of the body of anthropological theory concerning peasantry. Prerequisites & Notes ANT 102 or ANT 300 or permission. Credits: 3
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3.00 Credits
Considers various anthropological approaches to religion including evolutionary, historical, psychological, functional, structural, and symbolic. Emphasis on the appropriateness of these theories for the wide range of cross-cultural material available. Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements. Prerequisites & Notes ANT 102 or permission. Credits: 3
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3.00 Credits
A study of religion and politics in a wide variety of human societies, past and present with particular emphasis on 1) the interrelationships among religion, culture, and political ideology as systems of belief and value, 2) the relationship between religious and national identity and 3) the role of interests and values in determining political action. Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements. Prerequisites & Notes ANT 102 or ANT 120 or permission. Credits: 3
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3.00 Credits
The archaeological study of Western culture in North America during colonial and early American periods. Analysis of changing western world views as reflected in the footprints of early settlements. Integrates excavation techniques, documents and analytical methods. Emphasis on western building traditions, use of space and world view as reflected in archaeological site plans and artifacts. Recommended for students wishing to participate on excavations of historic sites. Satisfies the General Education Applications of Scientific Knowledge and Western Cultural Tradition Requirements. Prerequisites & Notes Any 100-level course in archaeology such as ANT 101 or ANT 170 or ANT 173. Credits: 3
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2.00 Credits
A laboratory course covering the identification, classification, and interpretation of artifacts from historic archaeological sites. Handcrafted and mass-produced materials of domestic and foreign manufacture will be considered, especially the glass, iron and ceramic artifacts most commonly recovered on Colonial and Early American sites. Class projects will generally focus on collections from excavation in Maine. Satisfies the General Education Applications of Scientific Knowledge, Western Cultural Tradition and Writing Intensive Requirements. Lec 3, Lab 2. Prerequisites & Notes Any 100-level course in archaeology such as ANT 101 or ANT 170 or ANT 173. Credits: 4
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3.00 Credits
Examines the historical development of ancient Mayan civilizations of Mexico and Central America, stretching from the earliest Mesoamerican village and the onset of agriculture, to the rise of the powerful Mayan empire, and the European contact period. Important themes include the origins and intensification of agriculture, the rise of an elite class, public architecture and urbanism, and regional interactions spheres.
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2.00 - 6.00 Credits
Introduction to archaeological field techniques through excavation of an archaeological site. Intensive training in site survey, excavations techniques, recording, analysis and preliminary interpretation of archaeological materials. Generally conducted on prehistoric and historic sites in Maine. Admission by application only. Satisfies the General Education Applications of Scientific Knowledge and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements. (Offered Summers only.) Prerequisites & Notes permission. Credits: 2-6
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