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May 15, 2024
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ANTH 215 - Ancient Civilizations of the Old World
2023-2024 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
A study of the prehistoric cultures of Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Focus is on Old World human origins, the evolution of human culture, Paleolithic cultural variability, the origin and expansion of food producing economies, and the rise and fall of state level societies. Specific attention will be given to interpretation of Oldowan and Acheulian sites, the Neanderthal question, and the development of complex forms of social organization in Greater Mesopotamia (i.e. the Fertile Crescent), Egypt, China, and India.
Offered: Every Spring Semester
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