printer friendly pageARCHLGY 1: Introduction to Prehistoric Archeology (ANTHRO 3)
Aims, methods, and data in the study of human society's development from early hunters through late prehistoric civilizations. Archaeological sites and remains characteristic of the stages of cultural development for selected geographic areas, emphasizing methods of data collection and analysis appropriate to each.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-A-II, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Rick, J. (PI)
ARCHLGY 103: History of Archaeological Thought (ANTHRO 90A)
Introduction to the history of archaeology and the forms that the discipline takes today, emphasizing developments and debates over the past five decades. Historical overview of culture, historical, processual and post-processual archaeology, and topics that illustrate the differences and similarities in these theoretical approaches.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Aldrich, C. (PI)
ARCHLGY 106A: Museums and Collections (ARCHLGY 306A)
Practical, theoretical, and ethical issues which face museums and collections. Practical collections-based work, museum visits, and display research. The roles of the museum in contemporary society. Students develop their own exhibition and engage with the issues surrounding the preservation of material culture.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE, WAY-A-II
Instructors:
Newble, L. (PI)
ARCHLGY 107A: Archaeology as a Profession (ANTHRO 101A)
Academic, contract, government, field, laboratory, museum, and heritage aspects of the profession.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Williams, B. (PI)
ARCHLGY 114: The Archaeology of Ritual and Religion (ARCHLGY 314)
The issues involved in interpreting past religious systems and ritual practices. Case studies from prehistoric and historic periods and from across the Old and New Worlds. Designed to illustrate the challenges inherent in interpreting specific types of archaeological contexts and in combining archaeological and textual sources, these case studies are also used to examine the relationship between ritual structures and sociopolitical organisation.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-5
Instructors:
Briault, C. (PI)
ARCHLGY 117: Ceramics: Art and Science (CLASSART 114)
From clay to culture. Design, technology, manufacture, and consumption of ceramics. Guest lecturers, site visits, and hands-on studio work.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-5
Instructors:
Chatfield, M. (PI)
;
Shanks, M. (PI)
ARCHLGY 118: The Paleolithic of Africa (ANTHRO 138A, ANTHRO 238A, ARCHLGY 218)
A review of African Stone Age archaeology. The history of African Stone Age research; pre-Oldowan, Oldowan, Acheulean, Middle, and Late Stone Age cultures; and the human fossil record, hominid evolution, and the behavioral characteristics of early humans in Africa from an evolutionary perspective. Cultural variation and environmental adaptation, diffusion and/or evolution of technical behaviors, and the role of changes in environmental conditions on human mobility and technical behavior.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-5
Instructors:
Harmand, S. (PI)
;
Klein, R. (PI)
ARCHLGY 190: Archaeology Directed Reading/Independent Study
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 10 units total)
ARCHLGY 199: Honors Independent Study
Independent study with honors faculty adviser.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 5
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 10 units total)
Instructors:
Morris, I. (PI)
;
Rick, J. (PI)
ARCHLGY 218: The Paleolithic of Africa (ANTHRO 138A, ANTHRO 238A, ARCHLGY 118)
A review of African Stone Age archaeology. The history of African Stone Age research; pre-Oldowan, Oldowan, Acheulean, Middle, and Late Stone Age cultures; and the human fossil record, hominid evolution, and the behavioral characteristics of early humans in Africa from an evolutionary perspective. Cultural variation and environmental adaptation, diffusion and/or evolution of technical behaviors, and the role of changes in environmental conditions on human mobility and technical behavior.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-5
Instructors:
Harmand, S. (PI)
;
Klein, R. (PI)
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