Details
When: Thursdays, Feb 20 – Apr 10 10:00 am – noon
no class March 13
Where: The Hampton Inn
Cost: $229.00 for 7 session(s)
Type: In Person
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Instructor: Matthew J Rowe , Assistant Professor of Practice in the University of Arizona, School of Anthropology has directed research projects and training programs in the field for Indiana University
Matthew J Rowe
The last glacial maximum occurred around 18,000 years ago and the Pleistocene epoch, defined by multiple glaciations, ends around 11,700 years ago ushering in the Holocene. This most recent epoch has been a period of warm, stable environmental conditions, although there have been a few hiccups along the way. This course focuses on the archaeology of the final Pleistocene and the Holocene. We will explore the archaeology of late Paleoindian bison hunting, the archaic transition, and the development of the complex cultural landscape in North America over the past 12,000 years. Along the way we will take an in depth look at archaeological methods that help expand our knowledge of these past people and civilizations.
Session 1: Bison Hunters on the High Plains
Session 2: The Archaic Transition
Session 3: Shoshone Archaeology and the Great Basin
Session 4: Midwestern Mound Builders
Session 5: Farmers on the Northern Frontier
Session 6: Contact and Colonialism
Session 7: Traditional Ecological and Agricultural Knowledge