• Introduction to Archaeology
• Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology
• North American Prehistory
• Comparative Civilizations of Eurasia
• Archaeology of the Holy Land
• Human Origins and Evolution: An Introduction to the Fossil and Archaeological Record
• Mesoamerican Civilizations
• Related Courses

ANTH E-1b Introduction to Archaeology (10001)
John P. Gerry, PhD, Lecturer on Anthropology, Harvard University.
4 units. Noncredit $250, undergraduate credit $395. Wednesday 7:35-9:35 pm. Geological Museum 102. Fall term.

This course provides an overview of archaeological method and world prehistory. Case studies of famous sites from around the world demonstrate the excitement of archaeological discovery and illustrate how archaeologists work. Such sites include Olduvai Gorge, Jericho, Pompeii, Chichen Itza, and Harvard Yard. Lectures and readings also trace the development of archaeological theory, while classroom exercises provide students the opportunity to work with archaeological data.

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ANTH E-20 Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology (21168)
Thomas M. Kiefer, PhD.
4 units. Noncredit $250, undergraduate credit $395. Wednesday 7:35-9:35 pm. Emerson Hall 108. Spring term.

Cultural anthropology is a scientific and humanistic discipline that aims to identify and explain both variability and uniformity in human behavior, focusing particularly on small-scale, non-literate societies. After discussing the concept of culture, we will examine variability in ecological adaptation, marriage, gender roles, kinship, economic systems, political life, and religion.

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ANTH E-138c/W North American Prehistory (11276)
Carole A. S. Mandryk, PhD, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Harvard University.
Writing-intensive course. 4 units. Noncredit $250, undergraduate credit $395, graduate credit $1,105. Wednesday 5:30-7:30 pm. Sever Hall 102. Sections for graduate-credit students Wednesday 7:35-8:35 pm. Prerequisite(s): ANTH E-1b helpful. Fall term.

This course is an introduction to the archaeology and cultural developments of North America north of Mexico from first settlement to the arrival of the Europeans. Topics include human adaptation and interaction with the environment, subsistence, settlement patterns, technology, gender, cultural history, and ideology, considered within the larger issues of cultural evolution.

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ANTH E-141 Comparative Civilizations of Eurasia (21034)
C. C. Lamberg-Karlovsky, PhD, Stephen Phillips Professor of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University.
4 units. Noncredit $250, undergraduate credit $395, graduate credit $1,105. Wednesday 5:30-7:30 pm. Sever Hall 102. Spring term.

This course will examine the development of complex society in four areas: the Near East, the Indus Valley, Central Asia, and Egypt. Particular attention will be paid to the economic and political process of development and the interactions that characterized these Bronze Age civilizations.

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ANTH E-145/W Archaeology of the Holy Land (11460)
Meredith S. Chesson, PhD, Research Affiliate, Peabody Museum, Harvard University.
Writing-intensive course. 4 units. Noncredit $250, undergraduate credit $395, graduate credit $1,105. Monday 7:35-9:35 pm. Geological Museum 102. Fall term.

This course focuses on the archaeology and cultures of modern day Israel and Jordan. We will explore the rich prehistory and history of this fascinating region by examining the classic issues of the origins of agriculture, early urbanization, trade and exchange, and the development of complex societies.

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ANTH E-162 Human Origins and Evolution: An Introduction to the Fossil and Archaeological Record (20655)
Harry V. Merrick, PhD, Lecturer in Archaeology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Associate, Peabody Museum, Harvard University.
4 units. Noncredit $250, undergraduate credit $395, graduate credit $1,105. Monday 7:35-9:35 pm. Sever Hall 213. Spring term.

Introduction to human physical and cultural evolution from our prehuman Miocene ancestors to modern Homo sapiens on the threshold of agriculture and the rise of complex societies. The fossil evidence for the major states of human physical evolution will be examined while archaeological evidence of increasingly complex cultural behavior will be considered in case studies of selected sites, including Olduvai Gorge, Koobi Fora, Olorgesailie, Terra Amata, Shanidar, Dolni Vestonice, and Lascaux.

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ANTH E-175 Mesoamerican Civilizations (21169)
William L. Fash, PhD, Bowditch Professor of Central American and Mexican Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University.
4 units. Noncredit $250, undergraduate credit $395, graduate credit $1,105. Wednesday 5:30-7:30 pm. Harvard Hall 201. Spring term.

This course highlights the distinctive features of the evolving cultural traditions of Mesoamerica, one of the oldest living civilizations in the world. The first half of the course covers Native American concepts and achievements in the realms of religion, the arts, cultural ecology, political economy, and the construction of power and identity through myth, ritual, and official history. The second half moves to an analysis of continuity and change in these traditions as a result of the Spanish conquest, colonial rule, and twentieth-century global change. Overall the material serves to reveal how the past continues to shape the present in Mexico and Central America, and how the living cultures there can be used to interpret processes and events in the archaeological past.

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