Course Schedule
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A103 Human Origins and Prehistory
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No Prerequisites
Credits: 3
The biological evolution and archaeological history of the human species through Stone and Metal Ages. Offered fall semester, alternating years.
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A104 Culture and Society
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No Prerequisites
Credits: 3
Introduction to the comparative study of human cultures and social processes that influence behavior. Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters.
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A150 Freshman Seminar in Anthropology: Topics
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No Prerequisites
Credits: 3
Introduction to the study of anthropology through the applicability of anthropological theory and method to specific social and cultural issues. May be repeated twice with different topics. Offered fall semesters.
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A400 Undergraduate Seminar in Anthropology
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No Prerequisites
Credits: 3
Seminar in various anthropology topics that are not covered by other anthropology courses, excluding ethnography and ethnology. Offered fall semesters.
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A495 Independent Studies in Anthropology
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Requires consent of the instructor
Credits: 1-4
A supervised, in-depth examination through individual research on a particular topic selected and conducted by the student in consultation with an anthropology faculty member.
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E200 Social and Cultural Anthropology
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No Prerequisites
Credits: 3
Intermediate survey of theories and problems in social and cultural anthropology. Historical development, methods in inquiry, focal problems, and contemporary theoretical perspectives.
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E300 Culture Areas and Ethnic Groups
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Prerequisites: A103, A104, E320, or consent of instructor
Credits: 3
Survey of world cultures and ethnic groups, selected topic areas.
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E310 Cultures of Africa
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Prerequisites: A104, E200
Credits: 3
Ethnographic survey of culture areas south of the Sahara.
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E320 Indians of North America
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Prerequisites: A104 or consent of instructor
Credits: 3
Ethnographic survey of culture areas from Arctic to Panama plus cross-cultural analysis of interrelations of culture, geographical environment, and language families. Offered fall semesters, alternating years.
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P210 Life in the Stone Age
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No Prerequisites
Credits: 3
Examination of the major developments in the Stone Age, emphasizing technological innovations, changes in subsistence patterns, and geographic and ecological expansions of human populations. The course will consist of weekly lectures and a laboratory practicum where students will learn to make and use stone tools.
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P301 Archaeological Methods and Analyses
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Prerequisites: P200 or consent of instructor
Credits: 3
Laboratory analysis of archaeological materials (classification, description, quantification) within a framework of answering specific questions about past human behavior and activities: chronology, subsistence, seasonality, tool functions. Credit not given for both P400 and P301.
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P360 Prehistory of North America
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No Prerequisites
Credits: 3
Introduction to antiquity of the American Indian, principal culture areas, and field methods and techniques incidental to recovery of archaeological data and material. Offered spring semesters.
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P405 Fieldwork in Archaeology
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No Prerequisites
Credits: 1-8
Archaeological work directed toward field techniques: excavation and preservation of materials, surveying, photography, and cataloguing. One credit hour per full week of fieldwork. Offered summer or as arranged.
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