Fall

Prof. Nicholas Harkness M W 10:30-11:45am This course introduces undergraduate students to the discipline of Sociocultural Anthropology. Lectures will develop and explain sociocultural anthropology’s central questions and discoveries, concepts and...

Prof. Christina Warinner M W 3-4:15pm This course surveys the concept of health and the major nutritional and infectious diseases that have impacted human populations over the past ten thousand years. Special attention is paid to the methods used to...

Prof. Shayla Monroe T 9-11:45am Survey of African Archaeology from 12,000 BCE to present.

Prof. Gabriella Coleman W 3-5:45pm This course examines computer hackers to interrogate not only the ethics, diversity, and technical practices of hacking but to examine more broadly how hackers and hacking have triggered and transformed changes in law...

Prof. Shayla Monroe T/Th 9:00-10:15am This course is meant to serve as a follow up to the primary Theory Course in Archaeology. It is designed to help graduate students think through contemporary and theoretical issues in preparation for their General...

How is our understanding of the past, and of scientific discovery in general, determined or framed by the concerns of the present? How does popular media cover scientific research about the past? How do ingrained social biases affect this media coverage...

Prof. Sarah Hlubik W 12-2:45 pm This is a lab-based class intended to showcase how experimentation helps to answer archaeological questions. Students will participate in experimental modules, conducting experiments, collecting and analyzing data and...

Dr. Jennifer Carballo T Th 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM How have ancient food practices shaped the ways we eat today, and how can lessons from the past help us address challenges facing the future of food? GenEd 1178 focuses on the archaeology and history of the...

Prof. Sarah Hlubik T/Th 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM This course will cover the archaeological record of the Pleistocene. Students will gain an understanding of the biological and geological setting of the time period, with a biogeographic overview of Plio...

Prof. David Carrasco T Th 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM Check out the Course Introduction Video! What is Religion? Why does it show up everywhere? Using archaeology, religious studies and social thought, this course will study the major themes in the history of...