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567./360. Human Behavioral Ecology. (3) Kaplan
Introduces students to the fundamental principles of evolutionary
theory and their application to human behavior. It
surveys current research on human sexuality, mate choice,
reproduction and parenting from the perspective of human
evolutionary ecology. (B, HEE)
568./365. Anthropology of Health. (3) Hurtado
Analysis of systems of health, curing and disease in aboriginal,
western and pluralistic societies. (B, HEE) {Offered
periodically}
570. Advanced Topics in Archaeology. (3 to a maximum
of 15) ∆ (A)
572./372. Analytic Methods in Anthropology. (4)
Introduction to basic qualitative and quantitative analytic
methods in anthropology. (A) {Fall}
573. Advanced Technical Studies in Archaeology. (3) (A)
573L./473L. Archaeological Measurement and
Laboratory Analysis. (4) Ramenofsky
Emphasizes the methods and techniques employed to construct
and analyze archaeological materials. Style, function
and technology of flaked and ground stone and ceramics are
considered. Course work includes readings, discussions and
laboratory exercises. Exercises focus on the construction,
analysis and interpretation of data.
Prerequisite: 320. (A) {Alternate years}
574. History and Theory of Archaeology. (3)
Ramenofsky
Advanced review of development of prehistoric archaeology
and Old and New Worlds until the 1960s, emphasizing
culture history, social evolution, diffusion, culture areas, etc.
(A) {Fall}
575./375. Archaeology Field Session. [Summer
Archaeology Field Session.] (2-6 to a maximum of 12) ∆
Wills, Huckell, Ramenofsky
Intensive instruction in archaeological field and laboratory
techniques and the opportunity for independent student
research.
Restriction: permission of instructor. (A)
576. Seminar: Southwestern Archaeology. (3) Wills,
Crown
In-depth analysis of current research issues and topics in
Southwest archaeology. (A)
577. Seminar: European Prehistory. (3) †† Straus
Explores critical issues and debates in different periods of
European prehistory, based on primary sources. (A)
579. Current Debates in Archaeology. (3)
Advanced discussion of current theoretical debates in archaeology,
including Processual and Post-processual paradigms,
formation processes; middle-range, optimal foraging, evolutionary,
hunter-gatherer mobility theories; cultural ecology;
and origins of agriculture and complex society. (A)
580./480. Ceramic Analysis. (3) Crown
Basic concepts, methods and approaches used in the analysis
of archaeological pottery. Lectures cover concepts and
strategies. Labs give practical experience with techniques
of analysis. (A)
581./381. Ethics in Anthropology: A Four Field
Approach. (3)
The class examines topical issues such as human rights,
indigenous rights, researcher rights, and professional and
scientific responsibility that face the various subfields of
anthropology in its everyday practice. {Spring}
582./402. Museum Practices. (3) Szabo
(Also offered as MSST, ARTH 507.) History, philosophy and
purposes of museums. Techniques and problems of museum
administration, education, collection, exhibition, conservation
and public relations. {Offered upon demand} (E)
582L./482L. Geoarchaeology. (3) Smith, Huckell
(Also offered as EPS 582L.) Application of geological concepts
to archaeological site formation with emphasis on
pre-ceramic prehistory of the southwestern United States.
Quaternary dating methods, paleoenvironment, landscape
evolution, depositional environments. Quaternary stratigraphy,
soil genesis, sourcing of lithic materials, site formation
processes. Required field trip.
Prerequisites: (ANTH 121L and 220) or (EPS 101 and 105L).
Restriction: at least junior standing. {Spring} (A)
584./384. Peoples of Mexico. (3)
Emergence of the modern Indian and Mestizo cultures of
Mexico and Guatemala. Persistence and change in social
institutions and cultural patterns. (E) {Alternate years}
585./485. [585.] Seminar in Museum Methods. (3 to a
maximum of 6) ∆
(Also offered as MSST, ARTH 585.) Theoretical and practical
work in specific museum problems.
Prerequisite: 402 or ARTH 407. (E)
586./486. [586.] Practicum: Museum Methods. (3 to a
maximum of 6) ∆
(Also offered as MSST, ARTH 586.) Practicum in museum
methods and management. (E)
Prerequisite: 585 or ARTH 585. {Offered upon demand}
587./387. Peoples and Cultures of the Circum-
Caribbean. (3)
Outlines the sociocultural transformation of the region since
1492. Emphasis upon cultural legacies of, and resistance
to, colonialism, the Afro-Caribbean and Hispanic heritages
and the contemporary trans-nationalization of island identities.
(E)
588./385. Images of the Indian in American Culture. (3)
Analysis of literary, historical, ethnographic and contemporary
texts, written by both Indians and non-Indians, to understand
Native American peoples’ reaction and adjustment to conquest
and domination. (E)
Prerequisite: 331. {Offered periodically}
590./390. Archaeology of the Southern Great Plains. (3)
This course provides an introduction to the environment,
physiography, and human cultures of the Southern Great
Plains of Northern America from its earliest peopling to
the time of European exploration of the region. {Alternate
years}
Prerequisite: 331.
591./491. Population Genetics. (3)
(Also offered as BIOL 591.) This course investigates how
genetic variation is patterned within and between and how
these patterns change over time. Topics include neutral theory,
population structure, phylogenetics, coalescent theory,
molecular clock, and laboratory methods.
597. Problems. (1-3 to a maximum of 6)
Limited to graduate majors in the master’s program. (A, B,
E, HEE)
598. Advanced Research. (3, no limit) ∆
Limited to graduate majors in the master’s program. (A, B,
E, HEE)
599. Master’s Thesis. (1-6)
Offered on a CR/NC basis only. (A, B, E, HEE)
651./451. Bioarchaeology. (3)
The analysis of the skeletal remains from past human populations,
oriented at the mortality, morbidity and genetic affinities
of those extinct populations.
Prerequisite: 351L. (B)
656./456. Field School in Biological Anthropology. (3-6
to a maximum of 12) ∆
A course in the field and laboratory techniques used in
Biological Anthropology. The focus varies by instructor to
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