Course Description

Anthropology 231F/G Archaeology of North America

An overview of the archaeology of native peoples north of Mexico. Topics include the evolution of Plains bison hunting, the origins of agriculture and Pueblo societies in the Southwest, the development of social complexity amongst the mound builders of the Mississippi Valley, and the colonization of the High Arctic.

Prerequisite: Anthropology 025F/G and 026F/G or Anthropology 020E or Anthropology 100, or First Nations 020E and 2nd year registration or higher in any program.

3 lecture hours, half course.

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