Archaeology
ANT 207. Archaeology (3): The concepts and aims of archaeology, its history as a scientific discipline and its present role in the social sciences. Attention to basic principles in field work and to recent advances
ANTL 207. Archaeological Laboratory (1): Corequisite or prerequisite: ANT 207. Course is designed to familiarize students with techniques of archaeological recovery, preparation, preservation, and analysis of recovered archaeological materials. Laboratory work will parallel lecture, providing practical experience in techniques covered as part of lecture course. It is not necessary to take the lab in order to take lecture. Three hours each week.
ANT 307 New World Archaeology (3): Prerequisite ANT 105 or 207 or consent of instructor. The entry of humans into North America and South America will be examined using archaeological data. Other topics will include the post-Pleistocene expansion of big game hunters, woodland hunter-gatherers and the development of agricultural societies. Diffusion versus independent invention will be considered.
ANT 308. Old World Archaeology (3): Prerequisite: ANT 105 or 207 or consent of instructor. Studies the interplay of early state-level civilizations in the Old World, with emphasis on Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Indus Valley. Other topics include nomads, invaders, and the collapse of state-level societies. Lecture and discussion.
ANT 310. The Ancient Maya (3): Explores the achievements of one of the most remarkable civilizations in the Americas. Artistic, architectural, economic and religious components of pre-Columbian Maya Society; the rise and decline of the civilization; Spanish impacts on Maya cultural history.
ANT 311 Field Methods in Archaeology (3-6): Prerequisite ANT 207. Practical field methods of land-site archaeology will be taught through the excavation of local archaeological sites. Scientific excavation, sampling and preservation techniques will be presented as the basic tools of the archaeologist
ANT 315. Ancient Mesoamerica (3):Overview if the development, characteristics and decline of the pre-Columbian peoples and cultures of Central America, with particular attention to archaeological and ethnographic research in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
ANT 411 (HST 507) Advanced Field Training in Archaeology (3):Prerequisite HST 201 or 441; ANT 311, and consent of instructor. Supervisory training for field archaeologists. Students direct specific aspects of archaeological excavation, including research design, data recovery, daily site management and field analysis. Summers.
ANT 412 (HST 508) Historical Archaeology (3): Prerequisite HST 201 or 441, or ANT 105 or 207, or consent of instructor and graduate status. Substantive investigation of the special excavation and analysis procedures, subject matter and goals of archaeology as applied to the historic past of North America. Special emphasis placed upon historic archaeological sites in the local region. Lecture, laboratory and field work.
ANT 455 Reading Material Culture (3):Prerequisite ANT 207 or 412. Examination of the theoretical continuities among cultural anthropology, linguistics, and history as evidenced in the record of material culture revealed through archaeology. Emphasis on the historical archaeology of the post-medieval European expansion. Two lecture and two laboratory hours each week.
ANT 492 Archaeology and the Media (3):Prerequisite ANT 207 or consent of the instructor. Seminar class in which students critically evaluate information content, use of certain kinds of language, visual components, sources of information used and other elements of reporting used by both the mainstream media and professional archaeological organizations in their reporting of archaeological research.
ANT 440 Seminar in Southeastern Archaeology (3):Prerequisite: ANT 207 and any 300-level ANT course. Integrates southeastern archaeology, archaeological theory, and contemporary issues in archaeology. Emphasis is placed on the southeast as a regional unit and the interplay of local environment and cultural throughout the region. (Not offered every semester)
Electives and New Courses at the 200 level do not satisfy degree requirements. New Courses at the 400 level and Seminars can and do satisfy degree requirements. Be sure to consult with your academic advisor...
***New Trial courses will be lvl 292 or 492. Lvl 495 is a seminar class with topics varying each semester. See specific semester schedules for details on these classes.
