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This 16-week course is an introduction to archaeology through discoveries and the researchers who made them. Emphasis on methods of archaeological fieldwork and what these discoveries reveal about humanity, including the nature of archaeological inquiry, the development of human social groups, the changing role of religion in evolving societies, the origins of agriculture, the origins of settled lifeways, the rise of cities and complex societies, political strife across different cultures and the forces which fragment societies. Examples drawn from North America, Central America, and South America.
- Subject:
- Archaeology
- Material Type:
- Syllabus
- Author:
- Alliance for Learning in World History
- Date Added:
- 01/31/2024