ANTH 4230 - The Archaeology of Death and Dying

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Either ANTH 1102, ANTH 2010, ANTH 2020, or ANTH 2030 with a C or higher; or permission of instructor.
Description
This class examines the archaeology of death and dying. Students explore the range of ways in which people have defined death as well as varied cultural responses to and treatments of dead bodies. Students will consider the potential and limitations of archaeological mortuary contexts and interrogate the extent to which analyses of funerary behaviors can inform our reconstructions of past societies. Global Scholars course.