Anthropology - Environmental Archaeology

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This course in an interdisciplinary exploration of the paleoecological context in which past humans interacted with the natural environment, encompassing plants, animals, and landscape. The method and theory of environmental archaeology, as well as macro, micro, and molecular approaches to paleoenvironmental reconstruction will be covered. This course is offered at the 300 and 500 level with additional assignments at the 500 level. Not open to students with credit in ANTH 312. Prerequisite: ANTH 110, ANTH 310, or permission of instructor.