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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 its prerequisites, if any, will be...

A course in practical archaeological method and theory involving field work. Course objectives include the recovery and interpretation of archaeological data as well as the acquisition of skills such as photography, mapping, computer applications, and preparation of reports. Fieldwork for six to...

A course in practical archaeological laboratory analysis techniques. Analysis of cultural materials obtained from current and past Archaeology Field Schools forms the basis of this course. Analytical techniques include artifact conservation, typology, and function. Ancillary techniques include...

A course which introduces students to the field of spatial analysis. Students will participate in lectures, labs, and data collection. Starting with pace and compass mapping, students will then be introduced to Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), operation of a...

This course will investigate how the study of contemporary cultures can contribute to our understanding of the behavioural relationships that underlie the production and patterning of material culture in archaeological sites.

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...