Archaeology (ARKEO)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2015-2016.

ARKEO 2010

The Near East is a land often defined by "firsts": the first cities, first writing, first empires. As a result, archaeology has long looked to the region for explanations of origins, particularly the origins ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17028 ARKEO 2010   LEC 001

ARKEO 2135

This course will explore major themes in the archaeology of the South Asian subcontinent from the earliest palaeolithic hunter gatherers to the development of large empires in the mid first millennium ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 2135ASIAN 2265

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8382 ARKEO 2135   LEC 001

ARKEO 2140

Archaeology is the exploration of the human past through the study of material remains made and used by people in the past. However, this field of study has inspired endless theories of ancient aliens, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 2140

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16909 ARKEO 2140   LEC 001

ARKEO 2201

Throughout most of the human career, people survived by hunting and gathering wild foods. The advent of food production is one of the most profound changes in (pre)history. This course examines the current ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 2201

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16847 ARKEO 2201   LEC 001

ARKEO 2285

Throughout Greek and Roman history, the idea of Egypt inspired powerful imaginative responses ranging from fascination to fear. This course investigates Egyptian interactions with the Greco-Roman world ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ANTHR 2285CLASS 2685NES 2985

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16104 ARKEO 2285   LEC 001

  • 16105 ARKEO 2285   DIS 201

  • 16106 ARKEO 2285   DIS 202

ARKEO 2522

This course examines the production and exchange of wine, beer, coffee and tea, and the social and ideological dynamics involved in their consumption. We start in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, and end ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 2630JWST 2522NES 2522

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17079 ARKEO 2522   LEC 001

ARKEO 2620

Various American Indian civilizations and European cultures have altered the landscape to meet the needs of their cultures. Students learn how to interpret the American Indian and Euro-American landscapes ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LA 2620

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6925 ARKEO 2620   LEC 001

  • Recommended prerequisite: LA 2610 or ARKEO 2610 or permission of instructor.

ARKEO 2640

An introduction to the origins and development of Western medicine in ancient Greece and Rome. We will read a variety of sources on the ancient theory and practice of medicine, including pre-Hippocratic ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BSOC 2640CLASS 2640

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16092 ARKEO 2640   LEC 001

  • 16093 ARKEO 2640   DIS 201

  • 16094 ARKEO 2640   DIS 202

  • 16654 ARKEO 2640   DIS 203

ARKEO 2668

The course surveys the history and culture of pharaonic Egypt from its prehistoric origins down to the early first millennium bce. Within a chronological framework, the following themes or topics will ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: JWST 2668NES 2668

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7367 ARKEO 2668   LEC 001

ARKEO 2700

Why did the Gorgon turn people into stone? Did Cleopatra really have such a big nose? Did the Romans make wax death masks? Should the British Museum return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece? Come and explore ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ARTH 2200CLASS 2700

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7734 ARKEO 2700   LEC 001

  •  7797 ARKEO 2700   DIS 201

  •  7798 ARKEO 2700   DIS 202

ARKEO 3000

Undergraduate students pursue topics of particular interest under the guidance of a faculty member. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6047 ARKEO 3000   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Alexandridis, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8972 ARKEO 3000   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Anderson, B

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8973 ARKEO 3000   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Barrett, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8974 ARKEO 3000   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Baugher, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8975 ARKEO 3000   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Cohen Suarez, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8976 ARKEO 3000   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Fiskesjo, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8977 ARKEO 3000   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Gleach, F

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8978 ARKEO 3000   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Gleason, K

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8979 ARKEO 3000   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Henderson, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8980 ARKEO 3000   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Jordan, K

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8981 ARKEO 3000   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Khatchadourian, L

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8982 ARKEO 3000   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Manning, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8983 ARKEO 3000   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Monroe, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8984 ARKEO 3000   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Monroe, L

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8985 ARKEO 3000   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Platt, V

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8986 ARKEO 3000   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Rebillard, E

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8987 ARKEO 3000   IND 617

    • TBA
    • Russell, N

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8988 ARKEO 3000   IND 618

    • TBA
    • Smith, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8989 ARKEO 3000   IND 619

    • TBA
    • Strauss, B

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8990 ARKEO 3000   IND 620

    • TBA
    • Volman, T

ARKEO 3230

Human-animal relationships are often seen in utilitarian, especially nutritional terms. This is especially true of the analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites. It is clear, however, that animals ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 3230ANTHR 6230ARKEO 6230

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16849 ARKEO 3230   LEC 001

ARKEO 3245

This course considers the possibility of connections between the America and the Old World before the Spanish "discovery" not only as an empirical question, but also as an intensely controversial issue ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 3245ANTHR 6245ARKEO 6245

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16882 ARKEO 3245   LEC 001

ARKEO 3256

This course is a survey of the rise and decline of civilizations in the Andean region of western South America before the European invasion.  We begin with a consideration of Andean environments and an ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16802 ARKEO 3256   LEC 001

ARKEO 3600

Various American Indian civilizations as well as diverse European cultures have all exerted their influences on the organization of town and city living. The course considers how each culture has altered ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CRP 3600CRP 6660LA 3600LA 6660

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6926 ARKEO 3600   LEC 001

ARKEO 4211

Ceramics are among the most ubiquitous materials in the archaeological record. From prehistory to the present, the manipulation of clay to form pottery and other synthetic objects has transformed domains ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17200 ARKEO 4211   SEM 101

ARKEO 4254

This seminar provides a higher-level general introduction to, and survey of, contemporary theories, methods, and approaches in the archaeology of the Mediterranean world. Rather than focusing on a specific ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17814 ARKEO 4254   SEM 101

ARKEO 4351

Seminar topics rotate each semester. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • Topic: Ravenna

  • 16747 ARKEO 4351   SEM 101

ARKEO 4748

Classical literature has bequeathed us the names of many celebrated Greek artists, from Pheidias, who made the colossal statue of Olympian Zeus, to Apelles, the court painter of Alexander the Great. Strikingly, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16399 ARKEO 4748   SEM 101

ARKEO 4981

Independent work under the close guidance of a faculty member. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  6046 ARKEO 4981   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Staff

ARKEO 4982

The student, under faculty direction, will prepare a senior thesis. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  6045 ARKEO 4982   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Staff

ARKEO 6000

Graduate students pursue advanced topics of particular interest under the guidance of a faculty member(s). view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6044 ARKEO 6000   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Alexandridis, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9001 ARKEO 6000   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Anderson, B

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9002 ARKEO 6000   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Barrett, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9003 ARKEO 6000   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Baugher, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9004 ARKEO 6000   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Cohen Suarez, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9006 ARKEO 6000   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Fiskesjo, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9007 ARKEO 6000   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Gleach, F

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9008 ARKEO 6000   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Gleason, K

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9009 ARKEO 6000   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Henderson, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9010 ARKEO 6000   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Jordan, K

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9011 ARKEO 6000   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Khatchadourian, L

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9012 ARKEO 6000   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Manning, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9013 ARKEO 6000   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Monroe, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9014 ARKEO 6000   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Monroe, L

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9015 ARKEO 6000   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Platt, V

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9016 ARKEO 6000   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Rebillard, E

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9017 ARKEO 6000   IND 617

    • TBA
    • Russell, N

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9018 ARKEO 6000   IND 618

    • TBA
    • Smith, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9019 ARKEO 6000   IND 619

    • TBA
    • Strauss, B

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9020 ARKEO 6000   IND 620

    • TBA
    • Volman, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9161 ARKEO 6000   IND 621

    • TBA
    • Suvrathan, U

ARKEO 6211

Ceramics are among the most ubiquitous materials in the archaeological record. From prehistory to the present, the manipulation of clay to form pottery and other synthetic objects has transformed domains ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17206 ARKEO 6211   SEM 101

ARKEO 6230

Human-animal relationships are often seen in utilitarian, especially nutritional terms. This is especially true of the analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites. It is clear, however, that animals ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 3230ANTHR 6230ARKEO 3230

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16851 ARKEO 6230   LEC 001

ARKEO 6245

This course considers the possibility of connections between the America and the Old World before the Spanish "discovery" not only as an empirical question, but also as an intensely controversial issue ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 3245ANTHR 6245ARKEO 3245

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16884 ARKEO 6245   LEC 001

ARKEO 6351

Seminar topics rotate each semester. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • Topic: Ravenna

  • 16742 ARKEO 6351   SEM 101

ARKEO 6610

The Near East is a land often defined by "firsts": the first cities, first writing, first empires. As a result, archaeology has long looked to the region for explanations of origins, particularly the origins ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17031 ARKEO 6610   LEC 001

  • 17931 ARKEO 6610   DIS 201

ARKEO 7254

This seminar provides a higher-level general introduction to, and survey of, contemporary theories, methods, and approaches in the archaeology of the Mediterranean world. Rather than focusing on a specific ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17818 ARKEO 7254   SEM 101

ARKEO 7256

This course asks how anthropologists articulate the relevance of our work in theoretical and political terms by staging an encounter between three disparate strands of scholarship: anthropology of the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16805 ARKEO 7256   LEC 001

ARKEO 8902

Students, working individually with faculty member(s), prepare a master's thesis in archaeology. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  6043 ARKEO 8902   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Alexandridis, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18424 ARKEO 8902   RSC 702

    • TBA
    • Anderson, B

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18425 ARKEO 8902   RSC 703

    • TBA
    • Barrett, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18426 ARKEO 8902   RSC 704

    • TBA
    • Baugher, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18427 ARKEO 8902   RSC 705

    • TBA
    • Cohen Suarez, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18428 ARKEO 8902   RSC 706

    • TBA
    • Fiskesjo, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18429 ARKEO 8902   RSC 707

    • TBA
    • Gleach, F

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18430 ARKEO 8902   RSC 708

    • TBA
    • Gleason, K

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18431 ARKEO 8902   RSC 709

    • TBA
    • Henderson, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18432 ARKEO 8902   RSC 710

    • TBA
    • Jordan, K

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18435 ARKEO 8902   RSC 711

    • TBA
    • Khatchadourian, L

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18436 ARKEO 8902   RSC 712

    • TBA
    • Manning, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18437 ARKEO 8902   RSC 713

    • TBA
    • Monroe, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18438 ARKEO 8902   RSC 714

    • TBA
    • Monroe, L

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18439 ARKEO 8902   RSC 715

    • TBA
    • Platt, V

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18440 ARKEO 8902   RSC 716

    • TBA
    • Rebillard, E

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18441 ARKEO 8902   RSC 717

    • TBA
    • Russell, N

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18442 ARKEO 8902   RSC 718

    • TBA
    • Smith, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18443 ARKEO 8902   RSC 719

    • TBA
    • Strauss, B

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18444 ARKEO 8902   RSC 720

    • TBA
    • Volman, T