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Students with previous ANTH credit for the following ARCH courses may not take the ARCH courses for credit.

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE COURSES
ARCH 112.3 (Formerly ANTH 112)
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Introduction to Archaeology and Biological Anthropology
1/2(3L)

Acquaints the student with the principal dimensions of the growth of human culture from its earliest beginnings. The processes of biological evolution will be discussed and related to the cultural evolution.

Note: Students with previous credit for ANTH 110 or 112 may not take this course for credit.

ARCH 116.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Introduction to Near Eastern and Classical Archaeology
1/2(3L)

Introduction to the archaeology of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Israel and surrounding regions, Greece and Rome. The course examines how archaeologists use material remains to reconstruct ancient societies, focusing on the archaeological characteristics and cultural dynamics of major periods, and the relationship between human communities and the environment.

ARCH 243.3 (Formerly CLASS 243.3)
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient Israel and Syria
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): ARCH 112 or 116.

Introduction to the archaeology of ancient Israel and Syria focusing on methodology, major sites, and cultural reconstruction from the development of early agricultural settlements during the Neolithic period to the major city-states of the Canaanite Middle Bronze Age.

Note: Students with credit for CLASS 237 or 243 may not take this course for credit.

ARCH 244.3 (Formerly CLASS 244.3)
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Cultural Development in Ancient Israel and Syria from Late Bronze Age to Hellenistic Period
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): ARCH 112 or 116 (ARCH 243 is recommended).

Examines the archaeological reconstruction of cultural development in the regions of ancient Israel and Syria from the Late Bronze Age to the Hellenistic Period, focusing on methodological issues, major sites, and the defining characteristics of the cultures themselves.

Note: Students with credit for CLASS 237 or 244 may not take this course for credit.

ARCH 250.3 (Formerly ANTH 250)
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Introduction to Archaeological Science
1/2(3L-1P)
Prerequisite(s): ARCH 112 or 116.

A study of the theory, methods and techniques used by archaeologists in survey, excavation, analysis and interpretation. Emphasizes methods and techniques. Laboratory instruction will be given in the handling of archaeological material and data.

ARCH 251.3 (Formerly ANTH 251)
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Archaeological Interpretation of Prehistory
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): ARCH 112 or 116.

A survey of prehistory with emphasis on the application of the theory, methods and techniques of modern archaeology.

ARCH 255.3 (Formerly ANTH 255)
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Prehistory of North America
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 111 and ARCH 112.

Provides an overview of pre-contact cultural development across North America utilizing a cultural ecological approach.

ARCH 257.3 (Formerly ANTH 257)
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Archaeology of Ancient Egypt
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): ARCH 112 or 116.

A study of the archaeological evidence for the reconstruction of ancient Egyptian culture from the Neolithic through to the Roman periods, focusing on the particular characteristics of archaeology in Egypt, major cultural periods, and significant sites.

ARCH 258.3 (Formerly ANTH 258)
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Archaeology of Ancient Mesopotamia
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): ARCH 112 or 116.

A study of the archaeological evidence for the development of the cultures of ancient Mesopotamia from the Neolithic through to the Persian periods, focusing on the particular characteristics of Mesopotamian archaeology, major cultural periods, significant sites, and the relation of urban centres to the surrounding regions.

ARCH 270.3 (Formerly ANTH 270)
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Human Evolution
1(3L-3P)
Prerequisite(s): ARCH 112 or BIOL 110 (strongly recommended). It is expected that students will have had Biology 30 with a laboratory, or BIOL 107.

An introductory overview of human biology including the background for evolutionary biology, and the evolution, structure, and function of certain primate patterns.

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