ARCH 300.3
Reading Course
1/2(3R)

ARCH 301.3
Reading Course
1/2(3R)
Prerequisite(s): Minimum of 24 undergraduate anthropology/archaeology credit units.

Supervised reading courses in a particular aspect of one of the branches of anthropology not offered in lecture form in this department. A detailed reading program will be designed on an individual basis and will be guided by regular consultation with one or more faculty members. The student is required to prepare a comprehensive proposal for approval by the Head of the Department and make arrangements with a professor to supervise the course. Students must discuss the project with the Department Head before registration.

Note: Not more than 3 credit units will be allowed for calculation of honours standing or scholarship recommendation. These courses are not available for graduate credit.

ARCH 350.3 (Formerly ANTH 350)
Introduction to Boreal Forest Archaeology
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): ARCH 250 or 251.

An introduction to the archaeology of the boreal forest region stretching from Quebec to the northern prairie provinces, and including southern Keewatin and adjacent southeastern Mackenzie. The archaeological cultures will be discussed in detail and the methodological and theoretical approaches to the archaeology of this region.

ARCH 351.3 (Formerly ANTH 351)
North American Arctic Archaeology
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): ARCH 250 or 251.

A survey of the prehistoric cultural sequence in the Arctic area of North America including Alaska, Canada and Greenland. The examination of special archaeological problems and research developed in the area will also be emphasized.

ARCH 352.3 (Formerly ANTH 352)
Historical Archaeology
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): ARCH 250 or 251.

Study of the method and theory of historical archaeology in North America with emphasis on recent developments in the field. Topics include critical use of documentary sources, historic artifact and faunal analyses, pattern recognition, frontier archaeology and others will be explored.

ARCH 353.3 (Formerly ANTH 353)
Plains Archaeology
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): ARCH 250 or 251.

A survey of the prehistory of the Plains region of North America with emphasis on the recognition and examination of archaeological problems.

ARCH 355.3
Archaeology of the American Southwest
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): ARCH 250 or 251.

An introduction to prehistoric cultural development across the American Southwest from initial occupation to the arrival of the Spanish. Theoretical concepts, especially those related to the adoption of agriculture and questions concerning abandonment, are emphasized.

ARCH 356.3 (Formerly ANTH 356)
The Development of Complex Cultures in the Eastern Mediterranean and Near Eastern Regions
1/2(2L-1S)
Prerequisite(s): ARCH 243 or 244 or 250 or 251.

A study of the development of complex cultures in the eastern Mediterranean and Near Eastern regions from the hunting and gathering societies of the Upper Palaeolithic period to the establishment of complex urban cultures during the Early Bronze Age, with an emphasis on the geographical areas of ancient Syria and Israel.

ARCH 358.3 (Formerly ANTH 358)
The Paleolithic World
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): ARCH 250 or 251.

A detailed survey of human cultural development from earliest hominids on to the emergence of modern humans and concluding with the shift towards food production. Emphasis is on the nature of interpretations formed from archaeological data and the contemporary issues surrounding these interpretations.

ARCH 360.3 (Formerly ANTH 360)
Archaeological Resource Management
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): ARCH 250 or 251.

Provides a theoretical and methodological introduction to the management and conservation of archaeological sites and materials. Examines federal and provincial legislation, contract research and public involvement. Case studies and in-depth areas of contract archaeology will be discussed.