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ANTH 640D

Archaeology of Ancient New World Civilizations

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
Standard

Overview

Description

Comparative study of indigenous civilizations in Mexico, Central America, and South America prior to the advent of European conquest.

Units

Lecture3

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Offering

Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

Terms

fall

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Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • identify the major geographic divisions of the Ancient New World.
  • describe the basic culture histories of these areas.
  • compare trajectories of sociocultural and technological change across the area.
  • evaluate the causes of culture change across the area using data from archaeological sites and specific case studies.
  • describe the intellectual and historical trajectories that led to the delineation of the major culture area.
  • describe the intellectual and historical trajectories that led to the delineation of the major culture area.