The aim of the course is to assess the extent to which violence is both controlled by and an expression of society and culture. Three hours (lectures...
A critical examination of the history of archaeology and the social and political implications of our understanding of the ancient human past. Three...
Examination of the ways in which humans alter and cope with their environment. Topics include: health inequalities, nutrition, population,...
Examination of theories and methods used by archaeologists to analyze ceramics and understand past ceramic technologies. The class will include strong...
Field instruction in the techniques used in the excavation of an archaeological site. The course includes hands-on instruction in manual excavation...
Archaeological analysis and interpretation of burial practices and other death-rituals. Three hours (lectures and discussion); one term ...
2011-2012 Topic: Current Debates in Eastern Mediterranean Prehistory The topic varies with each instructor (e.g. one class may examine Ancient...
2011-2012 Topic: Ancient Cities The topic varies with each instructor (e.g. one class may examine Ancient Mesoamerican Cities and another focus on The...
As a discipline, anthropology is effectively predicated on the notion of the "other". This course asks about the constructions, representations, and...
This course examines the detection, recovery, and analysis of human remains within a medico-legal context.
The reconstruction of lost mythic traditions by means of comparative techniques drawn from historical linguistics. The Indo-European traditions of...
This course offers an introduction to the study of population dynamics (birth, death, migration) and population structure. It focuses on issues...
This course examines health, illness and healing in cross-cultural perspective and introduces students to medical anthropology concepts, including the...
Independent study of a research problem through published materials and/or fieldwork. It is incumbent upon the student to secure arrangements with the...
Techniques and methodologies in the investigation of archaeological material. Three hours (lectures, labs and discussion); one term Prerequisite(s):...
This course examines the relationship between anthropology and media and art, including issues of politics, representation, modes of artistic...
Methodologies and techniques of research, especially field study, in sociocultural anthropology. Three hours (lectures and discussion); one term ...
The origins and evolution of human diseases and methods of identifying disease in ancient human remains. Three hours (lectures, discussion and lab);...
In depth look at DNA and markers of human evolution, origins, migrations and ancestry.
Gender is a window into culturally specific definitions and values, such as the division of labour, opportunities and resource allocation.