Fall

Prof. Rowan Flad Th 9-11:45am This graduate-level seminar considers the varied ways in which archaeologists make inferences about human behavior from the archaeological record. The course will review the principal interpretive frameworks that influence...

Prof. Amy Clark W 9:00 AM - 11:45 AM Stone tools are the oldest known human technology. They represent the most abundant and arguably one of the most informative elements of the archaeological record for reconstructing ancient human behavior over the last...

Prof. Andrea Wright Th 12:00-2:45pm What is care? How do individuals and communities mobilize care as a form of social intervention, political resistance, and a foundation for intimacy, healing, and hope? In an era marked by profound social upheaval and...

Prof. Anna Jabloner Wed. 12:45 PM - 2:45 PM Peabody 561 This seminar examines the increasingly convoluted relationship between genetics/genomics and race in the United States. In this contemporary moment, geneticists are debating definitions or locations...

Prof. Ping-hsiu Alice Lin Th 12:00 PM - 2:45 PM Anthropology is defined by its unique approach to the study of human subjects through what we call “ethnographic methods.” This course, required for undergraduate anthropology concentrators at Harvard, will...

Prof. Malavika Reddy W 3-5:45pm We often talk about the power of law to shape our worlds but what about its powerlessness? An axiom of contemporary life is that societies need law to address social, political and environmental ills. Yet, in the face of...

Prof. Peter Der Manuelian Mon. and Wed. 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM Focuses on the Pyramids, Sphinx, and tombs at Giza (ca. 2500 BC), in the context of ancient Egyptian history, art, and archaeology. The HU-MFA Expedition excavated Giza, resulting in today's Giza...

Prof. Rowan Flad Tues. and Thurs. 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM Peabody 561 In this course we examine prehistoric technology through the lens of case studies from Chinese archaeology. We will begin with a focus on general concepts in the archaeology of technology...

Profs. Diana Loren and Patricia Capone Th 12:00 PM - 02:45 PM Archaeological data recovered from Harvard Yard provide a richer and more nuanced view of the 17th through 19th century lives of students, faculty, and community in Harvard Yard. Students will...