| ARCH 110-01 |
Archaeology and World Prehistory
Instructor: Matthew Biwer
Course Description:
Cross-listed with ANTH 110-01. Archaeology is the primary means by which we decipher human prehistory. Using archaeology as a guide we will start with the origins of culture from its rudimentary beginnings nearly 4 million years ago, follow the migrations of hunters and gatherers, explore the first farming villages and eventually survey the complex urban civilizations of the Old and New Worlds. We will examine the development of technology, economic and social organization through the lens of archaeological techniques and discoveries throughout the world.
This course is cross-listed as ANTH 110.
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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MWF
DENNY 203 |
| ARCH 120-01 |
Greek Art & Archaeology
Instructor: Andrew Dufton
Course Description:
Cross-listed with ARTH 205-02 and CLST 221-01. A general introduction to the art and archaeology of ancient Greece from Prehistoric to Hellenistic times: Bronze Age civilizations (Cycladic, NE Aegean and Trojan, Minoan, Helladic/Mycenaean); Protogeometric, Geometric, Archaeic, Classical, and Hellenistic Greece. A survey of architecture (temple, secular, funerary), sculpture, vase-painting, monumental painting, metalwork, and minor arts of these periods, both on mainland Greece and in the Greek colonies (Asia Minor, Pontus, Syria, Phoenice, Egypt, S. Italy and Sicily); comparative study of typological, iconographical, stylistic, and technical aspects and developments; styles and schools, regional trends. Historical contextualization of ancient Greek art and brief consideration of socio-economic patterns, political organization, religion, and writing. Evaluation of the ancient Greek artistic legacy and contribution to civilization. Field trips to archaeological collections and Museums.
This course is cross-listed as CLST 221. Offered every fall.
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11:30 AM-12:20 PM, MWF
DENNY 313 |
| ARCH 200-01 |
Paleoethnobotany Lab Methods
Instructor: Matthew Biwer
Course Description:
Cross-listed with ANTH 245-01. This course is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of paleoethnobotany, the study of past human-plant interactions. Students will gain hands-on experience working with archaeological plant remains with a focus on the recovery, identification, and interpretation of macro-remains. We will also discuss micro-botanical remains, including pollen, starch, and phytolith data. Course readings will focus on field and lab methodology, the ways paleoethnobotanists use plant data to reconstruct environment, subsistence, spatial and temporal trends, and cultural practices involving plants. Class time will be divided between seminar discussion and lab analysis. Case studies will be selected and discussed during seminar meetings to emphasize the utility of plant data recovered from the archaeological record to answer questions about past societies. Students will collect data from archaeological soil samples using microscopes during lab analysis time. The course culminates in a class technical report project where students share their findings and interpretations of the dataset collected by the class.
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01:30 PM-04:30 PM, W
DEAL 1 |
| ARCH 206-01 |
Museum Studies
Instructor: Shannon Egan
Course Description:
Cross-listed with ARTH 206-01. Introduces students to the history, theory, practice, and politics of American museums. The course examines museums historical relationships with colonization and considers issues of nationalism, audience accessibility, curatorial activism, and social justice initiatives in the US. Case studies consider controversies and changes in museums, including: the creation of national museums, artists as activists, censorship and the culture wars, and art and identity politics, specifically how gender, race, class, sexuality, ethnicity, religion, feminism, and disability might determine inclusion in or access to exhibitions. This course is open to all students and is especially relevant to those studying the arts, history, archaeology, American Studies, and public policy. This course is cross-listed as ARTH 206. Offered every year.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, MR
WEISS 221 |
| ARCH 261-01 |
Archaeology of North America
Instructor: Matthew Biwer
Course Description:
Cross-listed with ANTH 261-01. This course reviews Pre-Columbian landscapes north of Mesoamerica. We consider topics including the timing and process of the initial peopling of the continent, food production, regional systems of exchange, development of social hierarchies, environmental adaption and the nature of initial colonial encounters between Europeans and Native Americans. These questions are addressed primarily by culture area and region.
This course is cross-listed as ANTH 261. Offered every two years.
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09:00 AM-10:15 AM, TR
DENNY 203 |
| ARCH 400-01 |
Senior Colloquium
Instructor: Andrew Dufton
Course Description:
This course for senior archaeology majors, offered every spring, explores the latest themes and seminal publications shaping the discipline. Common readings are selected based on recent scholarship and student interests. These ideas then inform individual capstone projects designed around student-selected research topics. Research projects may include the analysis of archaeological data and other relevant primary sources to form new interpretations as well as the communication of scholarly research to non-academic audiences.Prerequisite: 300.
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03:00 PM-04:15 PM, MR
DENNY 203 |
| ARCH 500-01 |
Archaeobotanical Analysis of Cahokia
Instructor: Matthew Biwer
Course Description:
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