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Courses Spring 2008

CAS AR100 A1 MWF 1:00-2:00 Professor Elia	Great Discoveries in Archaeology Illustrated lectures focus on the important discoveries of the discipline of archaeology. Course covers the whole of human prehistory and early history around the world. Archaeological methods are described, along with the great ancient sites: Olduvai, Lascaux, Stonehenge, Egyptian pyramids, Machu Picchu, etc. Course fulfills humanities distribution requirement.

CAS AR100 A2 TR 9:30-11:00 Professor Borojevic	Great Discoveries in Archaeology Illustrated lectures focus on the important discoveries of the discipline of archaeology. Course covers the whole of human prehistory around the world. Archaeological methods are described, along with the great ancient sites: Olduvai, Lascaux, Stonehenge, Egyptian pyramids, Machu Picchu, etc. Course fulfills humanities distribution requirement.

CAS AR 101 MWF 11:00-12:00 Professor Danti	Introduction to Archaeology Theory, methods and aims of prehistoric and historical archaeology in the Old and New Worlds. Excavation and recovery of archaeological data; dating techniques; interpretation of finds; relation of archaeology to history and other disciplines. Examination of several Old and New World cultures. Course fulfills social sciences distribution requirement.

CAS AR208 A1 MWF 10:00-11:00 Professor Danti	Lost Languages and Decipherments An overview of the archaeology of writing focusing on modern decipherments of ancient texts. Related topics include characteristics of the world’s major language families, the nature of linguistic change, and the origin and history of the alphabet. (Course fulfills department topical requirements.)

CAS AR210 TR 3:30-5:00 Professor Runnels	Minoan and Mycenaean Civilization Traces the rise and fall of the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations from their Stone Age roots to the end of the Bronze Age. Subjects include art, architecture, economic, social, political, and religious characteristics, and theoretical explanations of cultural change.

CAS AR215 A1 TR 11:00-12:30 Professor Elia	The Contested Past Examination of the diverse and often conflicting values associated with archaeological objects, ancient monuments, and cultural sites. Case studies (including the Elgin Marbles) highlight contemporary controversies over ownership, appropriation, use, and abuse of the material remains of the past.

CAS AR221 TR 11:00-12:30 Professor Mughal	Archaeology of the Islamic World An overview of the Archaeology of the Islamic world during 7th to 18th centuries CE. Focus on ancient cities, religious and secular buildings like gardens, palaces, forts, mausoleums and mosques and study of ceramics, calligraphy, metal and glassware, trade routes and Islamic crafts.

CAS AR232 TR 12:30-2:00 Professor Bard	AR232 Archaeology of Ancient Egypt The technology, economy, social life, political organization, religions, art, and architecture of Egypt from predynastic times through the Hellenistic period, based on archaeological and historical sources. Emphasis on the period of the Pharaohs (ca. 3200-323 BC). (Course fulfills humanities distribution requirement, fulfills department area requirement.)

CAS AR270 TR 9:30-11:00 Professor Beaudry	Archaeology of the Age of Exploration Archaeological evidence for Columbus’ voyage and its aftermath. Topics include coastal exploration, early settlement, and cultural contacts between Europeans and Native Americans. Evidence from both land and underwater excavations.

CAS AR330 MWF 1:00-2:00 Professor Roosevelt	Greek Archaeology Archaeology in Greek lands from the Iron Age to the first century BC; aims and methods of Classical archaeology; correlations with anthropology, art history, history and literatur

CAS AR381 TR 12:30-2:00 Professor Borojevic Lab M 1:00-3:00	Introduction to Paleoethnobotany Introduces the method and theory of the study of the uses of plants by humans derived from evidence presented 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, and a Project using Archaeological samples.

CAS AR503 Guatemala Professor Saturno	Archaeological Field Methods: Survey and Excavation Prereq: CAS AR 101, 102, 307 or consent of instructor. Archaeological field school with intensive study of archaeological techniques and procedures. Direct involvement in field excavation, assisting in data recording, and in the description and inventory of artifacts and specimens. Field, lab and/or lecture involvement; requires six to seven hours a day, five days a week. Various locations around the world.

CAS AR505 TR 12:30-2:00 Professor Koch	AR505 Remote Sensing and Archaeology Prereq: Two archaeology courses of consent of instructor. Lecture/laboratory course introducing students to applications of remote sensing in archaeology. A variety of geophysical survey methods as well as multispectral image analysis are taught. Topics include the use of remotely sensed data for regional analysis, the discovery and mapping of buried archaeological features, and computer analysis of multispectral data. (Course fulfills department technical requirement.)

CAS AR551 Guatemala Professor Saturno	Studies in Mesoamerican Archaeology Topics vary. Analysis of major events and processes of the Mesoamerican area. Topics include the rise of towns, temples, and urbanism; the origin of state; and the development of empires.

CAS AR556 Guatemala Professor Saturno	Archaeological Field Research Experience Supervised original research in excavation, survey, or field laboratory situation, as art of field study program.

CAS AR580 F 10:00-1:00 Professor Lewis	Studies in Archaeological Heritage Management Archaeological Collections Management: Curation and Public Interpretation Examination of public uses of archaeological collections and technical issues of archaeological curation. Understanding elements of a collection, environmental and other threats to long-term stability. Involves hands-on collections labs and exercises in peer review, evaluation, and revision of public products. (Course fulfills department topical requirements.)

GRS AR702 M 10:00-1:00 Professor Beaudry	Contemporary Theory in Archaeology Prereq: GRS AR701. Explore aspects of contemporary theory in archaeology, including post-modern critiques of contemporary practice, new approaches to archaeology of ritual, personhood, identity, and the body; indigenous and public archaeology; politics and archaeology.

GRS AR704 M 1:00-4:00 W 1:00-5:00 Professor Borojevic Taught at MIT	GRS AR704 Materials in Ancient Society Seminar. Topic to be announced. Offered through the Center for Materials Research in Archaeology and Ethnology.

GRS AR706 W 1:00-4:00 Professor Bard	Archaeology of Complex Societies Core concepts of archaeological research on the formation, cultural development, and decay of complex societies as well as their introduction into other cultures. Coverage emphasizes research design rather than simply survey.

GRS AR727 T 1:00-4:00 Professor Beaudry	GRS AR727 Archaeology and Colonialism Theoretical and methodological approaches to the comparative archaeology of colonialism in ancient and early modern worlds; considers case studies from ancient Greece, Roman Empire, & European colonial projects in South Africa, Australia, and the Americas.

GRS AR730 W 9:00-12:00 Professor Roosevelt	Old World Historical Archaeology Topic: Survey and Landscape Archaeology in the Mediterranean This seminar will trace the development of survey and landscape archaeology in the Mediterranean basin and their impact on understandings of the social, political, economic, and religious environments of Mediterranean cultures. With specific focus on case studies from Spain, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, and the Levant, weekly presentations will include a sample of methodological and interpretive approaches covering such topics as survey methodology and cross-comparability, trends in settlement pattern studies and site-catchment analysis, environmental and landscape reconstruction, GIS, models of survey data interpretation, ancient perceptions of landscape, and landscape evolution and temporality.

GRS AR802 TR 12:30-2:00 Professor Borojevic Lab: M 1:00-3:00	Paleoethnobotany Seminar. Introduces the method and theory of study of the uses of plants by humans 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 project on archaeological material.

GRS AR810 W 9:00-12:00 Professor Mughal	International Heritage Management Investigations of issues in archaeological heritage management at the international level. Approaches, challenges, and solutions to problems in the identification, evaluation, conservation, management, and interpretation of archaeological resources. Focus on specific topics (e.g. legislation) and/or geographical regions.