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3.00 Credits
Three hours lecture. Prerequisites: ANTH 122, or permission of instructor. An introduction to the major methods of forensic archaeology, the application of archaeological theory and method to crime scene investigation and recovery. A focus will be on fi eld methods for search and recovery of human remains and other forensic evidence, including mapping and geophysical remote sensing methods, initial recognition and excavation of human and other forensic remains, and collection of soil, botanical, and entomological evidence. Through a combination of lecture and fi eld exercises, the course will also consider the major variables which affect recognition and recovery of forensic remains, including the taphonomic effects of weathering, natural decay, water, fi re, faunal and fl oral degradation.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours lecture. Prerequisite: ANTH 121. Examination of anthropological theories on processes of culture change, including globalization and the changes it brings to societies around the world. General Education credit - Social and Behavioral Sciences.
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4.00 Credits
Three hours lecture; three hours laboratory. Prerequisite: ANTH 120. An examination of the human skeletal system, including discussions of the nature and functions of bone, techniques for the identifi cation of bone, and methods of study of human bone in an anthropological as well as forensic (legal) context.
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4.00 Credits
Two hours lecture; four hours laboratory. Prerequisites: ANTH 122 or permission of instructor. Provides advanced training in fi eld and laboratory methods in archaeology and includes limited fi eld excavations, training in processing and analysis of both prehistoric and historic artifact collections and the preparation of original reports summarizing these analyses. Students also receive instruction in current theoretical approaches in archaeology.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours lecture. Prerequisite: ANTH 120. A survey of both living and past primates as unique members of the animal kingdom. It includes discussions of general primate characteristics, taxonomy of living primates, primate behavior and primate (including human) evolution.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours lecture. Prerequisites: ANTH 122. A survey of the world's prehistoric cultures, from the earliest human cultures to the beginning of complex civilizations. The focus is on humans' adaptation to their environment through culture and the changes in these adaptations over time. General Education credit - Social and Behavioral Sciences.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours lecture. Prerequisite: ANTH 121. Provides, through lecture, discussion, and experiential exercises, an understanding of diverse cultures in the United States. Emphasis will be on developing the knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary for full participation in a diverse workplace and a diverse society. Duplicate credit will not be granted for SOCY 333. This course may be used to meet requirements for the minor in Women's Studies.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours lecture. Prerequisite: ANTH 121, or permission of instructor. Provides an introduction to the fi eld of applied anthropology. It covers the history, research issues, and current directions in applied anthropology, examining ways that anthropologists put their perspectives, theories, and methods to work in an applied manner to solve regional, national, and global problems.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours lecture. Prerequisite: ANTH 120, junior or senior standing or permission of instructor. Reviews the fossil evidence for human evolution, with an emphasis on past and present scientifi c principles governing the study of human origins, identifi cation and interpretation of hominid fossils in a functional context and the interaction of culture and biology in human evolutionary development. Students will also critically examine major controversies in human evolution.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours lecture. Prerequisite: ANTH 121 or APST 200 or SOCY 110, or permission of instructor. Contemporary Appalachian culture; anthropological explanations of regional culture explored; causes and repercussions of culture change in Appalachia examined. General Education credit - Social and Behavioral Sciences. This course may be used to meet requirements for the minor in Appalachian Studies.
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