ANTH 453
Landscape Archaeology

Credit:  3 or 4 hours.


The use of archaeological, documentary, and oral history evidence to study and interpret the ways past peoples shaped their landscapes through the deployment of cultural and social practices, and the ways, in turn, that such people were influenced, motivated, or constrained by their natural surroundings. Same as LA 454. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: Introductory archaeology course, such as ANTH 220, or introductory landscape architecture course, such as LA 215, and a 300 level course in socio-cultural anthropology or archaeology, or equivalent with instructor's permission.