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3.00 Credits
D.Scott, J.Wright Sport and spectacle in ancient Greece and Rome and how they compare to the institutions of education and sport in modern society. Topics are the Olympic games and other sanctuaries with athletic competitions, the built structures for athletics (stadium, gymnasium, baths, amphitheaters, circuses, and hippodrome) and spectacles, such as gladiatorial combat. Not offered in 2008-09.
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3.00 Credits
Staff The art and architecture of Rome from the Republic through the Empire in Europe, North Africa and the Near East. Not offered in 2008-09.
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3.00 Credits
Staff The course will introduce the structure of Greek and Roman cities and sanctuaries, the variety of building types and monuments found within them, and how local populations used and lived in the architectural environment of the classical world. Not offered in 2008-09.
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3.00 Credits
D.Barber, P.Magee Societies in the past depended on our human ancestors' ability to interact with their environment. Geoarchaeology analyzes these interactions by combining archaeological and geological techniques to document human behavior while also reconstructing the past environment. Course meets twice weekly for lecture, discussion of readings and hands on exercises. Prerequisite: one course in anthropology, archaeology or geology. Not offered in 2008-09.
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3.00 Credits
A.Lindenlauf
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3.00 Credits
A.Donohue An examination of the conceptions of the human body evidenced in Greek and Roman art and literature, with emphasis on issues that have persisted in the Western tradition. Topics include the fashioning of concepts of male and female standards of beauty and their implications; conventions of visual representation; the nude; clothing and its symbolism; the athletic ideal; physiognomy; medical theory and practice; the visible expression of character and emotions; and the formulation of the "classical ideal" in antiquity and later times.
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3.00 Credits
A.Lindenlauf Detailed analysis of the monuments, archaeology and art of ancient Athens-the home of such persons as Pericles, Plato and Sophocles. The course considers the art and monuments of ancient Athens against the historical background of the city, and is a case study in understanding the role of archaeology in reconstructing the life and culture of the Athenians. Not offered in 2008-09.
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3.00 Credits
P.Magee Pottery is a fundamental means of establishing the relative chronology of archaeological sites and of understanding past human behavior. Included are theories, methods and techniques of pottery description, analysis and interpretation. Topics include typology, seriation, ceramic characterization, production, function, exchange and the use of computers in pottery analysis. Laboratory work on pottery in the department collections. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Not offered in 2008-09.
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J.Wright This course will cover economic and cultural interactions among the Levant, Cyprus, Anatolia, Egypt and the Aegean. We will study the politics and powers in the Eastern Mediterranean circa 1500 to 1100 B.C.E.-the Egyptian and Hittite empires, the Mitanni, Ugarit and Syro-Palestinian polities, Cyprus and the Mycenaeans. Topics include: metallurgy, mercantile systems, seafaring, the Sea Peoples, systems collapse, and interpretive issues when working with archaeological and historical sources.
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3.00 Credits
Staff Sicily and southern Italy, lying at the center of the Mediterranean, were visited, invaded and colonized by various cultures from the Bronze Age through the Roman Imperial period. The course will examine the native cultures, Mycenaean remains, Phoenician settlements, Greek colonizations and cities and the Roman conquest. Prerequisite: ARCH 102 or equivalent. Not offered in 2008-09.
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