Anthropology

ANTH176C Archaeology of the American Southwest

Outlines the development of native cultures in the American Southwest from Paleo-Indian times (Ca. 11,5000 B.C.) through early European contact (ca. A.D. 1600). Topics include the greater environment; early foraging culture; the development of agriculture and village life; the emergence and decline of regional alliances; abandonment and reorganization; and changes in social organization, external relations, and trade.

Requirements

Prerequisite(s): ANTH 3 and ANTH 176A.

Credits

5

Quarter offered

Spring