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ANT 1: Human Evolutionary Biology - Summer Session I 2012 — by Anya Gibson — last modified May 01, 2012 10:14 AM

Processes and course of human evolution; primatology; biological and social diversity within Homo sapiens; human paleontology. GE Credit: SciEng, Div, Wrt.

ANT 1: Human Evolutionary Biology - Summer Session II 2012 — by Anya Gibson — last modified May 01, 2012 10:30 AM

Processes and course of human evolution; primatology; biological and social diversity within Homo sapiens; human paleontology. GE Credit: SciEng, Div, Wrt.

ANT 2: Cultural Anthropology - Summer Session I 2012 — by Anya Gibson — last modified May 01, 2012 12:22 PM

Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Introduction to cultural diversity and the methods used by anthropologists to account for it. Family relations, economic activities, politics, gender, and religion in a wide range of societies. Current problems in tribal and peasant societies. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.

ANT 2: Cultural Anthropology - Fall 2012 — by Anya Gibson — last modified May 10, 2012 04:10 PM

Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Introduction to cultural diversity and the methods used by anthropologists to account for it. Family relations, economic activities, politics, gender, and religion in a wide range of societies. Current problems in tribal and peasant societies. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.

ANT 3: Introduction to Archaeology - Summer Session I 2012 — by Anya Gibson — last modified May 01, 2012 10:15 AM

Development of archaeology as an anthropological study; objectives and methods of modern archaeology. GE credit: SocSci, Div.

ANT 3: Introduction to Archaeology - Summer Session II 2012 — by Anya Gibson — last modified May 01, 2012 10:13 AM

Development of archaeology as an anthropological study; objectives and methods of modern archaeology. GE credit: SocSci, Div.

ANT 3: Introduction to Archaeology - Fall 2012 — by Anya Gibson — last modified May 10, 2012 04:10 PM

Development of archaeology as an anthropological study; objectives and methods of modern archaeology. GE credit: SocSci, Div.

ANT 15: Behavioral and Evolutionary Biology of the Human Life Cycle - Summer Session II 2012 — by Anya Gibson — last modified May 01, 2012 10:34 AM

Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour; term paper. Introduction to the biology of birth, childhood, marriage, the family, old age, and death. Examines comparative characteristics of nonhuman primates and other animals as well as cross-cultural variation in humans by study of selected cases. GE credit: Sci-Eng, Div, Wrt.

ANT 103: Indigenous Peoples and Natural Resource Conservation - Fall 2012 — by Anya Gibson — last modified May 10, 2012 04:14 PM

Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2 or Geology 1 or Environmental Science and Policy 30. Integration of the interests of resident and indigenous peoples with the conservation of natural resources and ecosystems, using case study examples from both the developing and the developed world. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 121N. (Former course 121N.)

ANT 24: Ancient Crops and People - Fall 2012 — by Anya Gibson — last modified May 16, 2012 10:01 AM

Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. The archaeological evidence for domestication of plants and the origins of agricultural societies. Anthropological context of agriculture and the effects on sexual division of labor, social inequality, wealth accumulation, warfare, human health, and sedentism. GE credit: Soc- Sci, Div, Wrt.

ANT 123AN: Resistance, Rebellion, and Popular Movements - Summer Session II 2012 — by Anya Gibson — last modified May 03, 2012 04:16 PM

Prerequisite: course 2 or the equivalent. Analysis of popular protest in Third World and indigenous societies ranging from covert resistance to national revolts. Comparative case studies and theories of peasant rebellions, millenarian movements, social bandits, Indian “wars”, ethnic and regional conflicts, gender and class conflicts. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 123B. (Former course 123B.)

ANT 126A: Anthropology of Development - Summer Session I 2012 — by Anya Gibson — last modified May 01, 2012 12:39 PM

Prerequisite: course 2 or consent of instructor. Theories of development and current critiques. Colonial legacies and post-colonial realities. Roles of the state and NGOs, population migrations, changing gender identities, cash-earning strategies, and sustainability issues. Stresses importance of cultural understandings in development initiatives. Case studies emphasizing non-industrial societies. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 126. (Former course 126.) GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.

ANT 130A: Cultural Dimensions of Globalization - Summer Session II 2012 — by Anya Gibson — last modified May 01, 2012 12:39 PM

Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2. The cultural dimensions of recent economic and political developments frequently termed “globalization.”

ANT 144: Contemporary Societies and Cultures of Latin America - Summer Session I 2012 — by Anya Gibson — last modified May 01, 2012 12:40 PM

Prerequisite: course 2. Introduction to contemporary social structure of Latin America. Origins, maintenance and changes in inequality: economic responses to poverty, sociocultural responses to discrimination, and political responses to powerlessness. GE credit: Soc- Sci, Div, Wrt.

ANT 152: Human Evolution - Summer Session II 2012 — by Anya Gibson — last modified May 10, 2012 03:42 PM

Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour; term paper. Prerequisite: course 1 or Biological Sciences 1B. Nature and results of the evolutionary processes involved in the formation and differentiation of humankind.

ANT 154A: The Evolution of Primate Behavior - Fall 2012 — by Anya Gibson — last modified May 10, 2012 04:18 PM

Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour; term paper. Prerequisite: course 1. Examines ecological diversity and evolution of social systems of prosimians, monkeys, and apes, placing the social behavior of the primates in the context of appropriate ecological and evolutionary theory. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.

ANT 156A: Human Osteology - Fall 2012 — by Anya Gibson — last modified May 10, 2012 04:22 PM

Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 1 or equivalent. Human skeleton from archaeological, forensic, and paleontological perspectives, including anatomical nomenclature, variation with sex and age, function, evolution, growth, and development of bones and teeth. Hands-on study and identification of human skeletal remains. Cannot be taken by students who have previously completed course 156.

ANT 156A: Human Osteology - Summer Session I 2012 — by Anya Gibson — last modified May 01, 2012 10:31 AM

Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 1 or equivalent. Human skeleton from archaeological, forensic, and paleontological perspectives, including anatomical nomenclature, variation with sex and age, function, evolution, growth, and development of bones and teeth. Hands-on study and identification of human skeletal remains. Cannot be taken by students who have previously completed course 156.

ANT 170: Archeological Theory and Method - Fall 2012 — by Anya Gibson — last modified May 10, 2012 04:23 PM

Prerequisite: courses 1 and 3. Introduction to history and development of archeological theory and method, with particular emphasis on the basic dependence of the latter on the former. Stress is on historical development of archaeology in the New World. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.

ANT 184: Prehistoric Technology: The Material Aspects of Prehistoric Adaptation - Fall 2012 — by Anya Gibson — last modified May 16, 2012 10:03 AM

Prerequisite: course 2 or 3. Examination of the role of lithic, ceramic, textile and wooden implements as elements in prehistoric survival and development. Emphasis is descriptive, but the significance of material resources as factors in prehistoric adaptation, settlement patterns, and culture change are discussed. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SocSci.