| ARCH 200-01 |
Barbarians?! The Mediterranean Iron Age and Beyond Greece and Rome
Instructor: Andrew Dufton
Course Description:
Ancient writers had a lot to say about the people living outside of the Greek and Roman worlds. The Celts of Iberia and Gaul were interested in nothing but war and farming. Phoenicians were the most deceptive, and Germans unable or unwilling to build proper cities. These accounts of foreign barbarians were written by the victorsdescribing peoples and territories ultimately subsumed by Classical cultureand yet they still impact our historical understanding of the ancient Mediterranean. This class considers the first millennium BCE away from the domains of the Greeks and Romans. We focus on the cultures emerging alongside the more well-known players of the Mediterranean world, such as Punic Carthage, Achaemenid Persia, the Etruscans, and the Celts. Exploring these other Mediterranean peoples both contextualizes the developments of Greece and Rome and highlights the multicultural connections of the Iron Age.
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10:30 AM-11:45 AM, TR
DENNY 304 |
| ARCH 202-01 |
Reality, Idealism, Beauty, and Power: Topics in the Art & Architecture of Ancient Greece and Rome
Instructor: Melinda Schlitt
Course Description:
Cross-listed with ARTH 202-01. How can we understand the representation of reality, idealism, beauty, and power in the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome through studying their art and architecture? How can these issues in ancient art illuminate our understanding of the visual and structural expression of human experience? In this course, we will examine major monuments in painting, sculpture, and architecture in both cultures from a variety of interpretive perspectives through which they have been addressed in primary sources and scholarly literature. Students will study and analyze textual, art-historical, and archaeological readings of these monuments and compare the strengths and weaknesses of the authors' arguments in terms of methodological approach and evidence. In addition, the authors' cultural assumptions, interpretive premises, and ideological goals (if any) will also be addressed in attempting to understand how these works of art have acquired a particular meaning over time and what constitutes that meaning. Students will also acquire competency in recognizing and analyzing diverse stylistic initiatives and their aesthetic significance. This course is cross-listed as ARTH 202. Offered every year.
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11:30 AM-12:20 PM, MWF
WEISS 221 |
| ARCH 290-01 |
Archaeological Methods
Instructor: Andrew Dufton
Course Description:
Cross-listed with ANTH 290-01. This course focuses on archaeological field and laboratory methods through readings, lectures, and hands-on experiences and the data these practices generate. It will cover the essential field methods employed in archaeological survey (pedestrian, aerial, and geophysical) and excavation. This will include the fundamentals of documentation including note-taking, drawing, photography, and map-making. It will also introduce how archaeologists organize and analyze the large quantities and wide range of data recovered in these processes with particular attention to the use of computer databases, especially Geographic Information Systems (GIS). It will provide a general overview of different types of laboratory analysis including lithics, ceramics, metals, plant and animal remains, and discuss the available dating methods. Students will have the opportunity to practice many of the field and lab methods in the Simulated Excavation Field (SEF), and, when available, archaeological sites in the Cumberland Valley. Through these experiences and interactions with a range of archaeological datasets, students will learn how the archaeological record is formed and what its patterns can teach us about ancient human livelihoods. Finally, students will learn to synthesize and present the results of field and laboratory research in reports, a critical genre of writing in the discipline.This course is cross-listed as ANTH 290. Prerequisites: Any two ARCH courses at 100- or 200-level; ARCH 110 highly recommended.
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01:30 PM-04:30 PM, M
DEAL 1
01:30 PM-04:30 PM, M
ARCH LAB |
| 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 345-01 |
Ancient Pasts, Modern Politics
Instructor: Andrew Dufton
Course Description:
Cross-listed with ANTH 345-02. Why would Habib Bourguiba, the first President of an independent Tunisia, build a new presidential palace on the site of the ancient city of Carthage? What motivated the Italian fascist Benito Mussolini to reconstruct the Ara Pacis, an imperial Roman altar of peace? Far from being forgotten, the sites, monuments, and objects of the ancient Mediterranean continue to hold significant sway over modern concerns. This course explores how the history and archaeology of the ancient world has played a prominent role in the creation of national identities and the justification of imperial agendas in Europe, the Middle East, and beyond. Questioning which periods are invoked-and who controls access to these narratives-sheds light on how these ancient pasts continue to shape modern politics.
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03:00 PM-04:15 PM, TF
DENNY 211 |
| ARCH 500-01 |
Cretan Ceramics and Political Expansion
Instructor: Andrew Dufton
Course Description:
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