- Introduction to World Archaeology Units: 3

Catalog description

This course traces the evolution of human societies worldwide through examining the major changes in human technology, economy, social structure, politics and ideology over the last 2.5 million years. The course also covers basic archaeological methods and theory, and examines important discoveries made by archaeologists in the last century. The goal of the course is to increase students' general understanding of the way humans have modified their behavior over the course of their biological and cultural evolution and to explore the ways key inventions altered the course of this development.