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Interested in the process of making and testing our knowledge of the past? Come explore how archaeological information is produced. Students focus on understanding how belongings become interpreted as artifacts as we learn different cross-cultural and historic technologies of production and design...

This number is reserved for anthropology courses that may be offered from time to time by: a) anthropology faculty who may wish to present a course in their speciality; or b) visiting anthropology lecturers. Announcements regarding this course offering and prerequisites, if any, will be announced in...

Forensic Anthropology deals with human remains resulting from unexplained deaths, including skeletal and fossil remains from the archaeological and palaeontological records. This course focuses primarily on the recovery and analysis of skeletal human remains, explaining methodologies by which they...

The forensic anthropologists who can read the stories that human skeletons tell us are often called to testify when human rights are violated. In this course, students examine how forensic anthropology is used as a tool and its application following atrocity and other human rights concerns. Each...

Medical anthropology takes a cross-cultural and evolutionary perspective on illness and health. Its central focus is the body and our experience of our social selves through the physical. The course discusses the universal human experience of the world through the body, yet approaches the subject...

Stretching from the Arctic Ocean to the waters around Antarctica, crossing mountains, lakes, deserts, and jungles, the Americas are a diverse place with a rich past. Archaeologists have been captivated with when and how people began settling in this region of the world for as long as there has been...

Museums are fascinating places full of objects that people can wonder about and marvel at. They care for material from cultures all over the world and seek to educate visitors about them. Students have the opportunity to travel to local and international museums in this course, both in-person and...

The origins and development of urban cultures and attendant states and empires represents one of the most important institutions of the modern global community. Between 10-15,000 years ago some populations began to aggregate in year-round villages based upon horticulture and/or agriculture. This led...

This course offers students a comparative, cross-cultural investigation of religious beliefs, teachings, practices, and movements; and several theoretical approaches to explore the relationships between religion, culture, and the individual.Prerequisite(s): A minimum "C-" grade in one of the...

This course will provide a cross-cultural survey of the nature and diversity of gender relations and their sociocultural expression. Explanations and theories of gender inequality drawn from anthropological research will be considered, as will selected areas of topical interest.Prerequisite(s): A...