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COURSES
& MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
RICE
UNIVERSITY ANTHROPOLOGY DEPARTMENT
Archaeology Courses Offered Fall 2008
| 203 |
Human
Antiquity:
An
Introduction to Physical
Anthropology and Prehistory |
Dr.
S. McIntosh |
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DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II |
TTH 2:30-3:50 |
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This
course offers a broad introduction to the human past as revealed
by evolutionary studies of both biochemical and fossil evidence,
and by archaeological studies of human cultural behavior. |
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| 205 |
Introduction to Archaeology
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Dr.
J. Fleisher |
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DISTRIBUTION COURSE:
GROUP II |
TTH 9:25-10:40 |
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An
introduction to the elementary concepts of the discipline
through a series of case studies. |
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| 312 |
African
Prehistory
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Dr.
J. Fleisher |
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DISTRIBUTION COURSE:
GROUP II |
TTH 1:00-2:20 |
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Thematic coverage of developments throughout the continent from
the Lower Paleolithic to medieval times, with emphasis on food
production, metallurgy, and the rise of cities and complex
societies. |
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| 345 |
The
Politics of the Past: Archaeology
in Social Context |
Dr.
S. McIntosh |
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DISTRIBUTION COURSE:
GROUP II |
TTH 10:50-12:05 |
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An
examination of the way that archaeological evidence of the past
has been used and viewed by particular groups at different
times.
Using case
studies, the course considers issues of gender, race,
Eurocentrism, political domination and legitimacy that emerge
from critical analysis of representations of the past by
archaeologists, museums, and collectors. |
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Major in Anthropology with a concentration in
Archaeology:
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Complete a total of 30 semester hours of approved courses (10
hours), at least 24 of which should be anthropology courses and at
least 18 hours of which should be taken at the 300 level or above.
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Pass 2 of the following 4 introductory courses:
ANTH 200
Introduction to the Scientific
Study of Language
ANTH 201
Introduction to Social-Cultural
Anthropology
ANTH 203
Human Antiquity
ANTH 205
Introduction to Archaeology
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Pass any 3 of the following courses in
Archaeological Studies:
ANTH 210
Anthropology of Death
ANTH 312
African Prehistory
ANTH 345
Politics of the Past
ANTH 362
Archaeological Field Techniques
ANTH 355
Landscape Archaeology
ANTH 442
Museums: Theory and Practice
ANTH 456
Heritage Management
ANTH 458
Human Osteology
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Pass the research course:
ANTH 562
Archaeological Field Techniques
or
ANTH 490 and 491
Directed Honors Research
With the approval of the undergraduate advisor,
students may substitute for departmental courses at most 6 hours of
courses from outside the major that are related to their plan of study.
The department recommends that students intending to
pursue graduate study acquire a reading knowledge of one or two European
languages.
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