Environmental Archaeology

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This course focuses on the archaeological study of human interactions with the environment over long periods of time and in multiple settings. It will emphasize both the methods scientists in multiple disciplines use to reconstruct past environments and the conceptual frameworks that are relevant to understanding how people acted on and reacted to the changing world around them. As a holistic and diachronic study of the socio-natural system, environmental archaeology can provide unique perspectives on today’s ecological challenges. Prerequisite: ANT 305 or BIO 122 or GLG 110 or GLG 114 or GRY 108 or GRY 142 .