ARCH 3680 Archaeology of Iceland
employs an interdisciplinary archaeological approach to examine changes in Icelandic society from the Viking Age to the present. Through in-depth analyses of current research scholarship in Icelandic archaeology, the course will analyze the role played by changing economic, political, religious and environmental circumstances in the construction of past and modern Icelandic lifeways and identity.
PR: ARCH 1000 or the former 1030

ARCH 3681-3689 (Excluding 3687, 3688) Studies in Archaeology and Prehistory
will include the consideration of current developments in methods, techniques and theory as applied to selected areas of the world.
PR: ARCH 1000 or the former 1030

ARCH 3687 The Archaeology of Death
explores archaeological studies of mortuary rituals, human remains and grave goods to provide insight into past social structures, cultural ideals, identity, and community beliefs. This course takes multiple approaches to understand the variability in archaeological mortuary practices cross-culturally over time and space.

ARCH 3688 Coastal Archaeology
studies human adaptations to coastal landscapes with an emphasis on the analysis of shell middens. Shell midden sites can contain millennial-scale records of archaeological and environmental events, and when analyzed the contents can be used to interpret past food procurement strategies, migration, settlement, technology and how people responded to short- and long-term ecological changes.
PR: ARCH 2480

ARCH 3750 Archaeology of Warfare
is a broad overview of archaeological research conducted at sites associated with human conflict spanning from ancient times to World War II. Weekly lectures and hands-on exercises will provide students with a solid background on the various means by which archaeologists study and excavate sites relating to war, conflict and captivity. A broad range of topics will be covered including remote sensing and field survey techniques, the changing technology and tactics of war, battlefield sites, POW camps, sunken naval vessels, aviation sites, fortifications and frontier outposts.
PR: ARCH 1000 or the former 1030

ARCH 3850 Material Culture
is an introduction to the study of material culture and the question of why objects are important to us. Using folklore and interdisciplinary approaches, we will look at objects as cultural products, question the influence of objects on behaviours, and address the role of objects in historical and ethnographic research.
EQ: Folklore 3850

ARCH 4015 Cultural Resource Management
is a study of cultural resource management: the definition and recognition of cultural resources, the application of policy in managing cultural resources, and the identification and consideration of contemporary issues in cultural resource management. Three hours of lecture and three hours of seminar per week.
EQ: Folklore 4015, Geography 4015
PR: ARCH 2480 or the former ARCH 2582

ARCH 4041 Palaeopathology
looks at disease, diet, genetics, accidents and maternal health factors as contributors to variations in the human skeleton. In this lecture and seminar course students will investigate how these factors are diagnosed from bones, and aspects of the culture, health, economy and environment of the skeletal individuals are examined.
PR: ARCH 2430 and ARCH 3040