(Also offered as ARTH 502/402) Archaeological and historic art forms of the Arctic Northwest coast and the eastern woodlands of North America. {Fall}

The prehistory of Africa from the appearance of the first hominids to the development of complex societies. Prerequisite: 101 or (120 or 122L) or 220. {Alternate years}

Current topics in ethnology to be explored in experimental seminars.

Ethnographic studies and a variety of anthropological approaches to ritual are read to examine the defining characteristics of ritual activity and its contemporary significance in peoples' lives. {Offered annually}

(Also offered as MUS 545/445) Investigation of country music from an anthropological and ethnomusicological perspective, utilizing recordings and live performances to put scholarship on country music into conversation with social theory and literature on social class, gender, space/place, racial identities. {Spring}

Early history of anthropology from 19th-century cultural evolutionists to anthropology of the mid-20th century. Contributions of Historical School, Structural Functionalists and Neo-Evolutionists. {Fall}

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This seminar reviews issues in primate taxonomy, functional and behavioral reconstructions, phylogenetic relationships, and macroevolutionary patterns. The intent of this course is to put primates into a broader evolutionary perspective.

Ancient disease through the study of normal and abnormal bone remodeling processes and dental conditions. Population health evaluated by descriptive and radiologic analyses of human remains. Prerequisite: *351L. {Alternate years}

Special emphasis will be on strategies of survival, reproduction, mating and rearing in the complex social systems of apes and monkeys. The costs and benefits of alternative strategies are used to understand individual life histories. {Alternate years}

(Also offered as AMST 468, MUS 468/568, THEA 468/568) Examination of contemporary Diné (Navajo) politics and art (music, Navajo language, photography, dance, radio, filmmaking, comedy, weaving, poetry). Weekly guest speakers, readings from ethnomusicology, anthropology, critical indigenous studies. Includes overnight field trip to Navajo Nation. {Fall}

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Advanced discussion of concepts and theories within world archaeology. The course emphasizes the structure of archaeological thought in culture history, new archaeology, evolutionary theory and post-modernism. Restriction: admitted to Anthropology graduate program. {Fall}

In-depth analysis of current research issues and topics in Southwest archaeology.

This class explores ethical issues and debates surrounding heritage-making practices and discourses through lens of ethnological, archaeological, and evolutionary anthropology. It problematizes the boundaries between different constructions of the past and present.

(Also offered as ARTH, MSST 585/485) Theoretical and practical work in specific museum problems. May be repeated as subject matter changes. Prerequisite: ARTH 507 or MSST 507. {Offered upon demand}

(Also offered as ARTH, MSST 586/486) Practicum in museum methods and management. Prerequisite: ARTH 507 or MSST 507. Restriction: permission of instructor. {Offered upon demand}

Restriction: admitted to M.A. Anthropology or M.S. Anthropology.

Restriction: admitted to M.A. Anthropology or M.S. Anthropology.

Offered on a CR/NC basis only.

Limited to graduate majors in the doctoral program.

Limited to graduate majors in the doctoral program.

Offered on a CR/NC basis only.