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3.00 Credits
An overview of the environment and cultural history of native California and the neighboring Great Basin region. Close examination of Southern California groups: Gabrile?o, Serrano, Cahuilla, Cupe?o, Luise?o, and Kumeyaay cultures and contemporary issues. Lecture-discussions, ethnographies, biographies, and California Indian guest lecturers. Field trips may be included. Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the ethnography of Native Americans in the Greater Southwest (the American Southwest and the Mexican Northwest). Emphasis on the interplay of each culture with its ecological environment and surrounding cultures, particularly the historically dominant colonial European settlers. Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the aboriginal populations of South America; origins and development of culture types as revealed by archaeology, biological anthropology, colonial writings, and modern ethnographic studies. Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the environments, ethnohistory, cultures, and current concerns of the peoples of the Caribbean region, including the Greater and Lesser Antilles and the east coast of Central America. Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the development of the prehistoric cultures of North America from the earliest occupations to the historic period. This course examines the evidence for the first migrations into the North America and subsequent development of the diversity of Native American cultures. The culture area approach (i.e., the Arctic, Subarctic, Northwest, Midwest, Great Plains, Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Great Basin, and California) will be used to organize the class discussions. The primary emphasis will be the culture areas north of Mexico, but developments in Mesoamerica will be discussed where relevant. Prerequisite: ANTH 103 or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the development and changing face of human adaptation in the southwestern part of North America since the earliest human occupations. Views based on archaeological evidence are emphasized. The course highlights the diversity of environmental zones and shifting strategies of resource utilization seen in the region that date from prehistoric times to the end of the 19th century. Prerequisite: ANTH 103 or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the accomplishments of the ancient inhabitants of Mesoamerica (Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador). The course focuses on the achievements of the Olmecs, Mayas, Toltecs, and others in the areas of art, ideology, writing, calendrics, mathematics, and politics. Prerequisite: ANTH 103 or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
An introductory survey of the prehistoric cultures of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Chile. The focus of the course is upon the artistic, ideological, social, and economic aspects of the Cupisnique, Moche, Nasca, Inca, and other cultures. The development and evolution of prehispanic Andean society are examined from a processual viewpoint. Prerequisite: ANTH 103 or consent of instructor
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the practice of archaeology underwater. This course examines maritime-based civilizations and their impact on society. Emphasis is placed on the role of the ship in exploration, discovery, contact, empire, trade, and warfare. Prerequisite: ANTH 103 or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A survey course that will examine the advent of seafaring through the iconographic and archaeological records, from the earliest of times up to the Classical Period in the Mediterranean. Prerequisite: ANTH 103 and 335 or consent of instructor.
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