| ARCH 130-01 |
Roman Archaeology
Instructor: Andrew Dufton
Course Description:
Cross-listed with CLST 224-01. A general introduction to the art and archaeology of the Roman world from the Late Republic to the 4th century AD. A survey of architecture (temple, public, domestic, palatial, funerary), monumental painting, sculpture, metalwork, and minor arts of these periods in Italy and the rest of the Roman world; particular emphasis on Rome, Pompeii, Herculaneum, Ostia, Greece/Asia Minor, and North Africa. Comparative study of typological, iconographical, stylistic, and technical aspects and developments; regional trends and foreign influences. Historical and cultural contextualization of Roman art and architecture with consideration of socio-economic patterns, political developments, religion, and writing.
This course is cross-listed as CLST 224. Offered occasionally.
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08:30 AM-09:20 AM, MWF
DENNY 313 |
| ARCH 200-01 |
Stuff! The Material World of Global Inequality
Instructor: Andrew Dufton
Course Description:
Cross-listed with ANTH 245-01."We are the 99%." It has been over a decade since the Occupy Movement and Black Lives Matter first raised global awareness of the severe systems of racism and inequality that shape 21st century life. Yet in a world post-Covid, the situation seems to be getting worse. While the world's richest doubled their fortunes during a global health emergency, the 99% are becoming poorer. How did we get here? A social system dividing haves and have-nots, those with the power to acquire more 'stuff' and those without, is not a modern phenomenon. As a discipline dedicated both to the study of materials and understanding long-term cultural change, archaeology makes a unique contribution to these debates. This class considers social injustice across time and on a global scale, examining the ways in which the material world of objects, buildings, landscapes, and resources is created by-and creates-social divisions.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, MR
DENNY 211 |
| ARCH 218-01 |
Geographic Information Systems
Instructor: Deb Sinha
Course Description:
Cross-listed with ENST 218-01, ERSC 218-01 & GISP 218-01. Permission of Instructor Required. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is a powerful technology for managing, analyzing, and visualizing spatial data and geographically-referenced information. It is used in a wide variety of fields including archaeology, agriculture, business, defense and intelligence, education, government, health care, natural resource management, public safety, transportation, and utility management. This course provides a fundamental foundation of theoretical and applied skills in GIS technology that will enable students to investigate and make reasoned decisions regarding spatial issues. Utilizing GIS software applications from Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), students work on a progression of tasks and assignments focused on GIS data collection, manipulation, analysis, output, and presentation. The course will culminate in a final, independent project in which the students design and prepare a GIS analysis application of their own choosing. Three hours per week. This course is cross-listed as ENST 218 , GEOS 218 and GISP 218.
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01:30 PM-04:30 PM, W
LIBRY DSRL |
| ARCH 260-01 |
Environmental Archaeology
Instructor: Matthew Biwer
Course Description:
Cross-listed with ANTH 260-01. The study of the human past requires knowledge of the biological and geophysical systems in which cultures developed and changed. This course explores past environments and the methods and evidence used to reconstruct them. Emphasis is on the integration of geological, botanical, zoological, and bioarchaeological data used to reconstruct Quaternary climates and environments.
This course is cross-listed as ANTH 260. Offered every two years.
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MWF
DENNY 304 |
| ARCH 300-01 |
Archaeological Theory and Interpretation
Instructor: Matthew Biwer
Course Description:
Cross-listed with ANTH 300-01. This course explores the concepts and theories archaeologists employ to develop interpretations about and reconstructions of past societies. It examines the history of archaeological inquiry from amateur collecting to a profession and science dedicated to the systematic discovery and analysis of material remains and their interpretation. It will explore different traditions of archaeological inquiry particularly in Europe and the study of Classical archaeology and in the Americas with its roots in anthropology. Students will become conversant with contemporary trends in archaeological theory in both areas from evolutionary, ecological, and systems theory perspectives to agent-based approaches that consider gender, power, and daily practices in shaping past societies. Finally, students will engage with pertinent ethical issues surrounding archaeological patrimony.
Prerequisite: ARCH 290. This course is cross-listed as ANTH 300. Offered every Fall.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, TF
DEAL 1 |
| ARCH 500-01 |
Chinese Archaeology
Instructor: Matthew Biwer
Course Description:
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