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ANTH 309The Archaeology of North America

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
Anthropology

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course examines past Indigenous lifeways in North America north of Mexico from the time of earliest settlement to contact with Europeans. It provides a broad survey of space-time systematics as well as conceptual, methodological, and ethical issues relevant to study of the North American archaeological record.

Prerequisites

  • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
    • ANTH201 - Introduction to Archaeology (0.50)
    • CLAS221 - Introduction to Archaeology (0.50)

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

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2 posts and comments in 1 thread mention ANTH 309, October 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Fall 2017

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u/UWCourseLinker: “… ANTH 303 - Anthropology of Digital Media ANTH 305 - Paleopathology of Health and Disease ANTH 309 - The Archaeology of North America ANTH 311 - Anthropology of Religion ANTH 320 - Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology ANTH 321 - Archaeology of Complex Cultures ANTH 322 - The Archaeology …”

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