ANTH 7A — Archaeology and the Human Experience: An Introduction
[ nw ss ]Introduces archaeology as the anthropological study of humans in the past. Considers foundational theories and methods in archaeology, while exploring the archaeology of economy, warfare, art, systems of power, science, and more. Delves into the ways relationships to environments changed as people domesticated plants and animals, the reasons many moved from a nomadic to settled life, and the origins of great civilizations in the ancient world--Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, Africa, the Americas, and more. Usually offered every year.