Courses

• GRS AR 795: Politics, Nationalism, and Archaeology
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: graduate standing.
  Explores how archaeology is shaped by and manipulated for political purposes. Case studies from Asia and around the world trace the development of archaeology during colonial empire-building and post-colonial nationalism, and the importance of archaeological heritage in regional politics.
• GRS AR 796: Cultural Heritage and Diplomacy
  Considers the place of heritage in archaeology and cultural diplomacy; art and architecture as cultural ambassadors; culture representation in museums and cultural landscapes; international art law; cultural affairs in U.S. embassies; the State Department; strategic impact of heritage in promoting U.S. foreign policy. Also offered as GRS IR 796.
• GRS AR 802: Paleoethnobotany
  Seminar. Introduces the method and theory of study of the uses of plants by humans, as derived from evidence present in the archaeological record, the relationship between humans and their environment, and the relationship between the environment and the archaeological record. Laboratory sessions concentrate on identification methods and a project on archaeological material.
• GRS AR 808: Survey and Landscape Archaeology
  Seminar tracing the development of survey and landscape archaeology and their impact on understandings of the social, political, economic, and religious environments of ancients cultures. Weekly discussions and presentations cover a sample of methodological and interpretive approaches.
• GRS AR 810: International Heritage Management
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: senior standing.
  Investigation of issues in archaeological heritage management at the international level. Concepts, approaches, challenges, and solutions to problems in the identification, evaluation, conservation, management, and interpretation of cultural resources. Focus on global and regional issues (e.g., legislation, destruction, restoration, and maintenance of heritage).
• GRS AR 815: Plunder and Preservation: Cutural Heritage in Wartime
  Topics include safeguarding of cultural sites, monuments, and objects during armed conflict; history of cultural seizures as spoils of war; destruction of cultural heritage in war; development of legal protections; contemporary approaches to preservation of heritage at risk from war.
• GRS AR 830: The End of Days: Analyzing Collapse in Complex Societies
  Seminar on the archaeology, anthropology, mythology, and history of collapse in complex societies. Provides students with an in-depth understanding of major issues and challenges in studying the dissolution and reformulation of complex societies in the ancient world.
• GRS AR 901: Directed Research in Classical Archaeology
  
• GRS AR 902: Directed Research in Classical Archaeology
  
• GRS AR 903: Directed Research in New World Historical Archaeology
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: graduate standing.
  Graduate-level directed research in New World Archaeology.
• GRS AR 904: Directed Research in American Historical Archaeology
  
• GRS AR 905: Directed Research in Old World Prehistoric Archaeology
  
• GRS AR 906: Directed Research in Old World Prehistoric Archaeology
  
• GRS AR 907: Directed Research in New World Prehistoric Archaeology
  
• GRS AR 908: Directed Research in New World Prehistoric Archaeology
  
• GRS AR 910: Practicum in Archaeological Heritage Management
  Full-time internship in an appropriate public or private firm, agency, or other organization involved in the practice of public archaeology.
• GRS AR 911: Practicum in Archaeological Heritage Management
  Full-time internship in an appropriate public or private firm, agency, or other organization involved in the practice of public archaeology.
• GRS AR 912: Dissertation Research in Archaeology
  
• GRS AR 913: Directed Research in Archaeological Heritage Management
  Directed research in archaeological heritage management.
• GRS AR 914: Directed Research in Archaeological Heritage Management
  Directed research in archaeological heritage management.