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ANTH 106
Hist Arch Americas

Credit:  3 hours.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a
Hist&Philosoph Perspect, and US Minority Culture(s) course.

Explores recent theoretical, methodological, and thematic, developments in historical archaeology in North America and the Caribbean. The temporal coverage is 1500-1900 AD. Examines how historical archaeologists use artifactual, documentary and oral history evidence in interpreting the past, and how historical archaeology can contribute to our understanding of the ways by which material culture can be used to study race, class, gender, and ethnic identities.