Students then analyze the effects of European contact with native peoples. Library projects are integrated with laboratory sessions in which students work with archaeological and ethnographic materials. Field trips are taken to museums in Boston and to archaeological sites in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. History 130 does not fulfill the non-U.S. history requirement. Open to Juniors and Lowers.
Students analyze one culture in depth.
Open to Juniors and Lowers. This course acquaints students with the methods and techniques used by anthropologists to investigate extinct cultures. Students participate in excavations and analyze additional archaeological material in the anthropology laboratory. Museum displays and the description of cultural materials are included in the course work. The findings of the archaeological study of prehistoric people are presented as they relate to cultural evolution and the rise of civilization.