Archaeology, Anthropology, and History

ANT 380K (28485) Fall 2007
Samuel Wilson

This course explores the historical and contemporary relationships between archaeology, history, and sociocultural anthropology. We will look at the history of these interrelated intellectual projects and the way they developed and changed through time, arriving at a better understanding of the present moment. We also will search for the best ways of understanding human experiences in the past by combining information collected through archaeology, archival research, exploration of indigenous texts and oral histories, and ethnographic research.

The schedule covers topics, readings, due dates, and presentations
The assignments and requirements are given below
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Readings

A course packet will be available. See the schedule for what readings should be done when.

Also, it would be useful to have copies of these books:

C. Gosden, Anthropology & Archaeology: A Changing Relationship. Routledge 1999.

B. G. Trigger, A History of Archaeological Thought. Cambridge 2006.