It prepares them to integrate and interpret information, to evaluate conflicting claims about human nature and diversity, and to think critically. Required readings may include an introductory text and various paperbacks. Lectures and discussion. The second exam is given on the last day of class. There is no final exam and no term paper.
Section leaders require quizzes and perhaps a short paper.
Topics in Archaeology. May be repeated for a total of twelve credits. Section 101 - The Archaeology of Everyday Life. This class will use archaeological, textual, and ethnographic evidence to reconstruct the daily life of the inhabitants of ancient Near Eastern cities and villages. Instead of the traditional archaeological focus on elites and their palaces and tombs, we will look at daily life and death for the non-elites in two ancient civilizations.