3 hours lecture/tutorial, or distance (D), 3 credits

This audio-visual course focuses on the cross-cultural study of human diversity. Topics include patterns of subsistence, linguistics, social, political and economic organization, religion, aesthetics, and the future of humanity.

Prerequisite(s): C in one of ENG 060, ENG 098 or Provincial English 12, or placement testing.

Offered in the following terms: 2010 Fall

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3 hours lecture/tutorial, or distance (D), 3 credits

This course is an introduction to the sub-fields of anthropology: physical anthropology and archaeology. Through readings and audio-visual material, the origins and development of humans and their cultures are explored, including the development of the civilizations of the Old and New World.

Prerequisite(s): C in one of ENG 060, ENG 098 or Provincial English 12, or placement testing.

Offered in the following terms: 2010 Winter, 2011 Winter

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3 hours lecture/tutorial, 3 credits

An examination of traditional and post-contact aboriginal societies using a culture area approach. This background will lead to consideration of the status of Aboriginal People in contemporary Canadian Society.

Prerequisite(s): ANT 150

Offered in the following terms: 2010 Fall

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3 hours lecture/tutorial, 3 credits

This course surveys the methods and theoretical conceptions which archaeologists use to interpret world prehistory using selected sites from throughout the world. Weather permitting, location and excavation of a contemporary site may be attempted.

Prerequisite(s): ANT 150

Offered in the following terms: 2010 Winter, 2011 Winter

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3 hours lecture, 3 credits

Northwest Coast Prehistory is an overview of the last 11,000 years of human occupation of the Pacific Northwest region, from Alaska to Oregon, with an emphasis on Vancouver Island. Particular attention will be paid to the archaeology of the Comox Valley and the North Island area, and the principle of cultural resource management. Ethnographic and linguistic evidence will also be used to explore the rich culture history of this region.

Prerequisite(s): ANT 150 or ANT 151

This course is not offered in any upcoming terms

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3 hours lecture, 3 credits

Seacoasts in Prehistory is a 3-credit, 15-week multimedia course surveying prehistoric human adaptation to maritime environments in the Arctic, Pacific Rim, North and South America, Oceania, Asia, Africa, and Europe. The antiquity and cultural significance of maritime adaptations will be addressed, as well as the particular problems and methods of archaeological research in coastal environments, including coastal geomorphology and underwater archaeology.

Prerequisite(s): ANT 150 or ANT 151

This course is not offered in any upcoming terms

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3 Week archaeological excavation, 3 credits

Techniques of archaeological excavation and analysis. This course is a learning experience derived from participation in an archaeological field excavation project. The main content of the course will be the practical aspects of archaeological field work and will include excavation procedure, artifact recognition, recording archaeological field data, cataloguing archaeological field data, field and museum treatment of artifacts, and archaeological theory as applicable to field excavation.

Prerequisite(s): ANT 151 and permission of the instructor; medical certificate; signed liability waiver; attendance at initial orientation meeting

This course is not offered in any upcoming terms

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6 Week archaeological excavation, 6 credits

Techniques of archaeological excavation and analysis. This course is a learning experience derived from participation in an archaeological field excavation project. The main content of the course will be the practical aspects of archaeological field work and will include excavation procedure, artifact recognition, recording archaeological field data, cataloguing archaeological field data, field and museum treatment of artifacts, and archaeological theory as applicable to field excavation.

Prerequisite(s): ANT 151 and permission of the instructor; medical certificate; signed liability waiver; attendance at initial orientation meeting

This course is not offered in any upcoming terms

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12 hours lecture, 486 hours practicum, 9 credits

Techniques of archaeological excavation and analysis. This course is a learning experience derived from participation in an archaeological field excavation project. Four weeks prior to leaving for the excavation, students will learn through lectures and student presentations a wide variety of subject areas relevant to the archaeological site under investigation. Once on excavation, students will learn through practical application archaeological fieldwork, including excavation procedure, artifact recognition, and recording archaeological field data, over a period of six weeks. Two weeks in "post-excavation" will be spent first preparing the archaeological site for the off-season, and then classifying and analyzing artifacts, as well as museum treatment of artifacts.

Prerequisite(s): ANT 151 or equivalent and permission of the instructor; medical certificate; signed liability waiver; attendance at initial orientation meeting

Offered in the following terms: 2010 Spring

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18 hours lecture, 12-21 days travel, 3 credits

This archaeology course combines academic study with first person experience of archaeological sites as part of a tour group. This course is only offered in the Spring or Summer semester, and will feature a series of preparatory and follow-up lectures and seminars.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 060, ENG 098, ESL 090, or Provincial English 12; signed liability waiver.

This course is not offered in any upcoming terms

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