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2014-2015 Academic Catalog 
    
2014-2015 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ANT 295-02 - Special Topic: African Archaeology

4 credits (Spring)
This course is an overview of the archaeological record of human occupation in Africa (~2.5 mya) and several key areas of western Asia. Our coverage of African archaeology will emphasize the following general aspects: 1) Basic information on African archaeology today- methods, goals, theoretical approaches 2) Current topics and long-standing research topics ­ such as the transition to behaviorally modern humans and the movement of people across the continent of Africa.

Prerequisite: ANT 104 .
Instructor: Hilton