ANTH 31300 - Archaeology Of North America

Archaeological overview of North America emphasizing Indigenous cultures prior to the arrival of Europeans, but including Contact and Post-Contact communities of the Historic Period. Topics will include the peopling of the Americas, culture and environment, social complexity, and Cultural Resource Management.

Cr. 3.
Student Learning Outcomes
1.  Describe the general historical outline for North America’s past.
2.  Summarize the diversity of peoples and cultures that existed in North America.
3.  Explain how North American archaeologists gather information and interpret the past.
4.  Recognize how contemporary archaeologists engage with other stakeholders in North America’s past.