Archaeology of the Upper Midwest

General

Prefix

ANTH

Course Number

533

Course Level

Graduate

Department/Unit(s)

College/School

College of Liberal Arts

Description

Environmental and geological setting, history or archaeology in the region, tribal archaeology and historic preservation, and legal aspects of archaeology in the upper Midwest as well as a chronological overview of regional prehistory.

Credits

Min

3

Max

3

Repeatable

No

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

No

Cultural Diversity

No

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Identify specific cultural traits used to define the archaeological history of human occupation in the Upper Midwest and adjacent regions.

Outcome

Explain the relationships between history, environment, and culture throughout North America since the end of the last Ice Age.

Outcome

Apply an anthropological concept of culture to examine the importance of symbolism in human activities such as language, the arts, the afterlife, and other creative human endeavors.

Outcome

Critically evaluate different lines of evidence and types of data to assess the validity of knowledge claims about past cultures.

Outcome

Integrate different lines of evidence to develop synthetic explanations about past human cultures of the Upper Midwest.