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3.00 Credits
Prehistory and early history of Israel-Jordan-Palestine. Ancient societies and their interactions with a diverse and difficult environment, from the times of early sedentary societies to the Roman Empire. Relationships to external powers such as Egypt, Mesopotamia and the Roman Empire. Problems of archaeological identification of biblical sites and controversies over the modern use of archaeology in the political conflict between Arab states and Israel. Prerequisites: Some coursework in archaeology and/or Judaic studies, or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Examines human arrival, early hunting and gathering societies, origins of agriculture and the evolution of civilization among indigenous peoples of South America. Archaeological data are used to explore the rise of social inequality and political complexity, the origin of state governments, the development of great art and architecture, and other spectacular achievements of archaic civilizations in Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile and Northwest Argentina. Visual materials acquaint students with the great sites, as well as with art, architecture, religious ideology, technology and environments.
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3.00 Credits
A comprehensive introduction to Inca civilization. Understanding Inca culture, how they conquered and reorganized other Andean states, and how they experienced the world about them. Employing archaeology, post-invasion history, and modern ethnography, we examine the capital of Cuzco ? imperial palaces, strange temples, spectacularly terraced valleys ? Inca origins, myths, religion, language, military might, provincial administration, economy, and household live. Surviving Spanish domination and the integration into the modern global world?
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3.00 Credits
Comparative study of movements of cultural reform; nativistic, revival, utopian movements, religious manifestations.
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3.00 Credits
Particular themes and topics determined in advance. May be taken more than once if topic varies.
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2.00 Credits
Particular themes and topics determined in advance. May be repeated for credit if topic varies. 2 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Anthropological thought in West from earliest times to present: 19th and 20th centuries, corresponding to period of emergence of anthropology as academic discipline. Developments related to broader historical context of changing social, political, economic circumstances. Role and significance of contemporary anthropology; correlative developments in sociology, psychology, human biology. Prerequisite: ANTH 111 or 166.
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3.00 Credits
A comprehensive and critical introduction to cultural evolution as employed by anthropologists. Prerequisite: one course dealing with cultural or biological evaluation or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Offers a comprehensive introduction to the materials and methods used by archaeologists to construct inferences about ancient environments and subsistence from clues that survive in the buried record. Lectures and laboratory demonstrations critically examine the accumulation, preservation, recovery, analysis and interpretation of archaeobotanical and archaeozoological data. Prerequisite: either ANTH 167, 169 or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Variation in the human skeleton studied at an advanced level for the purposes of personal identification. Every aspect of forensic anthropological investigation is covered, from search and recovery to the techniques of individual identification from human skeletal remains to report preparation and court testimony. Skeletal pathology as a marker for personal identification is emphasized, while cause of death is inferred through the interpretation of skeletal trauma to bone. Prerequisites: ANTH 168 and 336, or consent of instructor.
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