Special topics numbered 281 are offered primarily for lower-level undergraduate students. Intended for a broad audience but also open to sociology and anthropology majors and minors. Detailed study of representative groups related to historical, functional, and ecological concepts. A survey of North American prehistory with emphasis on cultural ecology and technology. Attention is given to all geographic areas north of Mexico, but the focus is on the Eastern Woodlands.
Theories concerning religious phenomena serve as topics for discussion.
An introduction to theory and method in archaeological research through lecture, laboratory exercises, and individual projects. Provides students with actual experience analyzing and interpreting archaeological data sets. ANTH 110 or 211 or 244 Lecture and laboratory course surveying the role of museums as social and educational institutions, types of museums, museum administration, and museum architecture. Procedures for collection, curation, preservation, and storage of anthropological and natural history specimens examined. An introduction to archaeological survey, field excavation, and laboratory processing.