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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: ANTH 220 and ANTH 320 or permission of department. Also offered as ANTH623. Not open to students who have completed ANTH428X or ANTH623. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH423 or ANTH623. Formerly ANTH428X. This course will discuss modern human origins and contemporary human variability, the nature and levels of human diversity; how natural selection modulates human differences and similarities; early studies of human variation and the concept of human biological race. The course emphasizes the genetic and non-genetic bases of human behavioral variation; the role of gender and human biodiversity; nDNA variation, ethnicity, and disease causation; morphometric and biochemical variation; and the re-conceptualization of human biodiversity.
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3.00 Credits
Junior standing. Also offered as ANTH 625. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: {ANTH320 and ANTH425} or ANTH625. An introduction to the major theoretical and methodological underpinnings of applied biological anthropology within such areas as anthropological genetics, applied anthropometry, forensic anthropology, museum studies, and zoological parks. Emphasis is on the evaluation of the contributions of applied bioanthropological studies to particular problems in human health, environments, and heritage.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Advanced research courses in biological anthropology on changing topics that correspond to new theoretical interests, faculty research interests, or the specialties of visiting scholars. Prerequisites or background knowledge vary with the topic; check with the department for requirements.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Upper level biological anthropology courses on varying topics derived from new interests of the faculty or the specialties of visiting scholars.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH240. Also offered as ANTH640. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH440 or ANTH640. Historical archaeology enhances cultural heritage by providing voice for groups who were often unable to record their own histories, such as women, laborers, working class families, and enslaved people. The course provides insight into issues related to race, gender, and ethnicity as they relate to multicultural histories.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH240. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH442, ANTH448V, or ANTH642. Formerly ANTH448V. Explores the uses and environments for archaeological work through a discussion of museum, electronic media, heritage settings, outdoor history museums, including the legal environment that offers protection for archaeological remains. The course exposes students to the majority of cultural media within which archaeology is currently practiced. The interdisciplinary course is a survey of the progress made within and beyond anthropology in understanding the function of heritage, public memory, tourism, and the other popular uses of materials from the past, including the progress made in linguistics psychology and other cognitive disciplines in understanding the purpose of the past.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH496. Recommended: ANTH240. The processing, curation, cataloging and analysis of data is an important part of any archaeology field project. Students will learn that basics of laboratory techniques necessary for the final analysis and interpretation of field data.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH240. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH446, ANTH448W, ANTH646 or ANTH689W. Formerly ANTH448W. An overview of the culture and history of the Chesapeake watershed region, and of the issues that archaeologists face working in this region.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH240. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH447, ANTH448C, ANTH647, or ANTH689C. Formerly ANTH448C. An in-depth introduction to the world of material culture studies with a focus on the methods and theories in historical archaeology. Students will look at archaeological data as historical documents, commodities and as symbols expressing ideas.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH240. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Advanced topics in archaeological research, corresponding to new theoretical developments, faculty research interests, or specialties of visiting scholars. Prerequisites may vary with course topic; check with the department for requirements.
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