ANTH 4700/6700 Archaeological Geology Image or Flier: Credit Hours: 3 Archaeological geology examines the use of earth science methods and theories in the study of archaeological sites and their contents. The four major areas covered include: (1) the archaeological site and geology; (2) age determination techniques; (3) exploration techniques; (4) artifact characterization. When this course is taught as a split level, additional requirements for graduate students: (a) complete additional examination materials (b) complete and orally present a professional-quality paper on an archaeological geology topic. Semester Offered: Spring Level: Graduate Undergraduate Read more about ANTH 4700/6700
ANTH 4650/6650 Technical Skills in Archaeology Image or Flier: Credit Hours: 3 Through hands-on experience, students will be trained in different methods and techniques for conducting all phases of archaeological field and laboratory work, including surface survey, remote sensing, excavation, data and material recovery, recording, processing, and analysis. Students also will learn how different archaeological methods and techniques have changed over time. Non traditional format: Lectures will be supplemented with hands-on field and lab experiences. When this course is taught as a split level, additional requirements for graduate students: Graduate students will be required to supervise the field and lab work of undergraduate students to develop leadership skills. Non traditional format: Lectures will be supplemented with hands-on field and lab experiences. Semester Offered: Spring Level: Graduate Undergraduate Read more about ANTH 4650/6650
ANTH 4590 Anthropology of Infectious Disease Image or Flier: Credit Hours: 3 The role of disease in the human experience. Students will draw on information from medical anthropology, epidemiology, human adaptation, disease ecology, and evolutionary biology to examine how diseases have been shaped by human-environmental interactions, culture, individual behavior, and social and economic processes. Semester Offered: Spring Level: Undergraduate Read more about ANTH 4590
ANTH 4500/6500 Molecular Past Image or Flier: Credit Hours: 3 An introduction to methods of biomolecular analysis in archaeology, including ancient DNA, stable isotopes, organic residues (proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates), and amino acids. The course will also cover applications such as dating, dietary and paleoenvironmental reconstruction, and challenges in interpretation. When this course is taught as a split level, additional requirements for graduate students: Graduate students are expected to complete a research proposal, an outline, annotated bibliography, and preliminary draft throughout the semester, culminating in a 20-page research paper at the end of the course. Semester Offered: Spring Level: Graduate Undergraduate Read more about ANTH 4500/6500
ANTH 4460/6460 The Aztecs and the Maya Image or Flier: Credit Hours: 3 Two indigenous urban societies of the Americas, from farming village beginnings to the Spanish conquest, and their lasting impact on modern middle American culture. Topics include ecology, economy, political organization, urbanism, militarism, beliefs, art, architecture, and literature. When this course is taught as a split level, additional requirements for graduate students: Graduate students will have more advanced readings and will write an original research paper drawing on primary source materials and suitable for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Semester Offered: Spring Level: Graduate Undergraduate Read more about ANTH 4460/6460
ANTH 4290/6290 Environmental Archaeology Image or Flier: Credit Hours: 3 Students will become informed users of the historical record of human resource use and of environmental change and stasis that is available from archaeological sites with emphasis on biological data from archaeological sites, the dynamic relationships between humans and their environments, and current environmental issues. Semester Offered: Spring Level: Undergraduate Read more about ANTH 4290/6290
ANTH 4261 Museum of Natural History Internship Image or Flier: Credit Hours: 3 Supervised work experience with a natural history collection. Students will learn techniques and other procedures for curating materials in a collection of their choice under the direction of collection personnel. Non traditional format: Students will maintain regular, weekly work schedules totaling 7 hours per week under the supervision of faculty and other collection personnel associated with the Museum of Natural History. Semester Offered: Spring Level: Undergraduate Read more about ANTH 4261
ANTH 4250/6250 Cultural Resource Management Image or Flier: Credit Hours: 3 Provides a solid academic basis for the practice of cultural resource management (CRM) in North America and in a broader global context. The course will cover CRM from a conceptual standpoint; how current legislation affects CRM; and will integrate theoretical, practical, and ethical aspects of CRM. Semester Offered: Spring Level: Graduate Undergraduate Read more about ANTH 4250/6250
ANTH 3330 Displaced Peoples of the World Image or Flier: Credit Hours: 3 Focusing on forced human displacements, this course explores the underlying causes of displacement, like conflict, persecution, political turmoil, and consequences of climate change, and organizations that provide essential services to asylum seekers in the U.S., Thailand, Austria, and Greece, like UNHCR, IRC, local non-profits, intentional communities, and student groups. Semester Offered: Spring Level: Undergraduate Read more about ANTH 3330
ANTH 3290 Celtic and Pre-Celtic Prehistory Image or Flier: Credit Hours: 3 Exploration and examination of the archaeological evidence for mankind's prehistoric experience in Central and Western Europe and the development of Celtic culture based on the archaeological support for these ideas. Paleoecological, climatological, and geo-biological models will also be used to examine the spread of humans across the European continent in the Pleistocene. Semester Offered: Spring Level: Undergraduate Read more about ANTH 3290