Overview
Description
Archaeology and paleoenvironments of Nevada and surrounding states. Topics include Pleistoscene environments, Paleoindian, Archaic, and Fremont adaptations, and origins of indigenous human populations.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years
Terms
spring
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- explain major issues in Great Basin archaeology and paleoecology.
- interpret the materials and methods used to investigate these issues and communicate their respective strengths and weaknesses.
- identify major gaps in our understanding of Great Basin history and propose research efforts to fill those gaps.
- evaluate the merits and shortcomings of the major scholarly articles that currently guide research in the region.
- write clear and concise original research papers.