Course Description

Anthropology 234F/G Andean Prehistory

This course will focus primarily on the prehistory of the Peruvian Andes and Coast, with some overlap into Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile and Amazonia. We will study the area's archaeological record in some detail, touching on a variety of themes that are of general archaeological interest, e.g. agricultural origins, trade, the rise of complex societies, the role of religious ideology, and the interpretation of archaeological evidence.

Prerequisite: Anthropology 020E, or 025F/G and 026F/G or 100

3 hours, half course.

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