ANTH 312 - Archaeology, Art, and Architecture of the Cusco Region

2023-2024 Catalog Year

Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0

This study abroad course is an overview of the archaeology and colonial history of the Cusco (Peru) Region. The course begins with an online component with intensive reading and online testing, followed by three weeks in Cusco itself. Coursework traces the evolution of the area’s cultural complexity culminating in the rise and conquest of the Inca empire and then focuses on the art and architecture of the Spanish colonial era until Peru’s independence in 1821. Students will attend lectures and field trips to local museums, galleries, archaeological sites, and historical places.

Offered: Intersession, Summer Session, Once Every Three Years