Old World Prehistory

Catalog description

Instructional Method: Three hours lecture. Prerequisites: ANSC 301 and ANSC 201 , or permission of instructor. This course is a survey of Old World (including Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia/Oceania) prehistoric cultures, from the earliest human cultures to the beginning of complex civilizations. Particular areas of focus include humans’ adaptation to their environment through culture and the changes in these adaptations over time, the use of patterned material culture and how it is used to understand past lifeways, and the timing and context of major landmarks in human prehistory such as earliest farming and the rise of complex political economies. Note(s): Cultural and Behavorial Analysis designated course.