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5.00 Credits
Examines the impact of European economic and political expansion on non-Western cultures with particular attention to the effects of global capitalistic processes within the last half of the twentieth century, as well as indigenous responses to those global pressures. Historical consideration of the pre-colonial and colonial setting, organized responses to colonial and Western domination, economic dependency, and contemporary strategies for dealing with globalization, including transmigration. GE T3
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5.00 Credits
Theory, method, and techniques of fieldwork, data analysis, reconstruction of prehistoric cultures, and the interpretation of culture history. Problem formulation and research design in archaeology. History and contemporary developments in archaeological research. Prerequisite: ANTH 104 or permission of instructor.
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5.00 Credits
Archaeological excavation and survey in the greater Kern County region. All aspects of field techniques are covered: field reconnaissance and survey, site recording, mapping, excavation, and evaluation of data. Students conduct survey, mapping, and excavate at selected archaeological sites. A field trip fee may be required. Consult the class schedule for specific details. Prerequisite: ANTH 291 or permission of instructor.
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5.00 Credits
An introduction to the basic methods in laboratory analysis of archaeological data, including cataloging, typology, metric tabulation and analysis, and curation. Students will participate in special archaeological studies such as faunal analysis, paleobotanical analysis, and dating. The writing of archaeological reports will also be covered. Prerequisite: ANTH 104 or equivalent. Must pass course with grade of C- or higher in order to advance to second course in Methods sequence.
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1.00 Credits
One unit of credit for 30 or more hours of volunteer community service experience. Open to students with appropriate anthropology background. The student may suggest a suitable placement or request an assignment from the Anthropology Faculty Coordinator. Only one unit of Human Corps credit may be earned per term, and no more than 12 units of all Human Corps credit may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree. Offered on a credit, no-credit basis only. Prerequisite: permission of instructor and approval by Chair of Department of Sociology and Anthropology. [By Petition]
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5.00 Credits
This course will build on the concepts, skills, and techniques learned in ANTH 300. This will include refinement of concepts and a more extensive treatment of exploratory data analysis, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Labs will make extensive use of computers in developing analytical and data presentation skills. Each student will be required to complete a research project. Prerequisite: ANTH 300 (passing grade of C- or better required).
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5.00 Credits
A survey of methods used by forensic anthropologists to recover and identify human remains for legal purposes. Topics covered include forensic archaeology; differentiation between human and nonhuman remains; individual identification from age, sex, stature, genetic ancestry, health-status, and anomalous features. Prerequisites: ANTH 302 or permission of instructor.
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5.00 Credits
Examination of the history and current status of scientific inquiry into human origins and evolutionary development of humanity from our primate foundation to the appearance of anatomically modern humans. Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or BIOL 100 or permission of instructor.
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5.00 Credits
Analysis of evidence from the human skeleton for interpretation of human behavior in the prehistoric past. Survey of cultural attitudes concerning death, social status, and beauty, from disposition of the body, differential health status, and ornamentation. Consideration of the impact of habitual and acute stresses through pathological affliction and assessment of biomechanical properties. Assessment of dietary behavior through trace elements, stable isotopes, and dental diseases. Evaluation of violent behavior, domestic and institutional, through trauma. Prerequisites: ANTH 104 and ANTH 302 or permission of instructor.
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5.00 Credits
Evolution and diversification of the primate order from the first primates to the appearance of the Great Apes. Skeletal anatomy, evolutionary theory, and living primates as bases for exploring the development of nonhuman primates. Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or ANTH 306. ANTH 302 recommended.
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