This course is designed as an introduction to the archaeology of the Northwest Coast and Plateau culture areas of North America, which stretches from coastal Alaska to northern California. This will include the pivotal role this region played in the peopling of the New World and the rise of social complexity in hunter-fisher-gatherer societies. It will question the concept of complexity, and how the term has shaped research in the region. It covers from Time Immemorial and the First Peopling into the Colonial Period. It contextualizes the role archaeologists have in re-interpreting the past and how Reconciliation affects our work. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursPrerequisite(s): ANTH 250.3, ARCH 250.3, ARCH 251.3 or ANTH 251.3. Note: Students with credit for ARCH 359 or ARCH 398.3 Archaeology of the North West Coast and Plateau may not take this course for credit.
This course is designed as an introduction to the archaeology of the Northwest Coast and Plateau culture areas of North America, which stretches from coastal Alaska to northern California. This will include the pivotal role this region played in the peopling of the New World and the rise of social complexity in hunter-fisher-gatherer societies. It will question the concept of complexity, and how the term has shaped research in the region. It covers from Time Immemorial and the First Peopling into the Colonial Period. It contextualizes the role archaeologists have in re-interpreting the past and how Reconciliation affects our work. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursPrerequisite(s): ANTH 250.3, ARCH 250.3, ARCH 251.3 or ANTH 251.3. Note: Students with credit for ARCH 359 or ARCH 398.3 Archaeology of the North West Coast and Plateau may not take this course for credit.
