ANCIENT TECHNOLOGY AND INVENTION

ANTHRO 321

Worldwide archaeological evidence for the development of human culture and behavior from the earliest appearance of human groups to the threshold of the agricultural revolution.

ANTHRO 333

A survey of the archaeological record of human development in Africa, beginning over two million years ago and continuing through the transition to farming and metallurgy; greatest emphasis on the stone age portion of prehistory.

ANTHRO 322

Global archaeological survey of the origins of pristine civilizations beginning with the development of food production and ending with the emergence of the world's first civilizations. Focus of attention: Near East, Egypt, the Indus Valley, North China, Mesoamerica, and Peru.

ANTHRO 605

Current research with attention to the evolutionary biology of humans and fossil human relatives.

ANTHRO 102

Introduction to the ancient world from origins of human culture to the beginnings of written history as revealed by archaeological research at great sites and ruins around the globe. Archaeological analyses of important sites as case studies to illustrate concepts and techniques used by archaeologists in their efforts to understand the diversity of the human past.