Includes theoretical models of culture in relation to normal and abnormal behavior. An introduction to the social and political traditions of the tribal and peasant peoples of the Middle East. Some attention will be devoted to an interpretation of the oral literature of these peoples as a means for understanding these traditions. This seminar complements students' research experience in the Academic Internship Program in Physical Anthropology at the San Diego Museum of Man. Readings and discussions focus on anatomy, pathology, and classification and x-ray analyses of skeletal remains.
Research paper is required.
Simultaneous enrollment in AEP 197, Physical Anthropology-Museum of Man. Consent of instructor. This seminar complements students' research in the Academic Internship Program in Ethnography and Archaeology at the San Diego Museum of Man. Readings and discussions will focus on problems of analysis of material culture and classifications of artifacts and site excavations. Research paper is required.