ANTH 234 - Archaeology and Art

Credits: 4

Course investigates visual representation from archaeological contexts ranging from 30,000 to 1,000 years ago. Media such as Paleolithic cave paintings, Southwest pottery, Etruscan tomb paintings and statuary, Mayan stelae and figurines, and aboriginal rock art are studied by both art historians and archaeologists. Taking an anthropological perspective, this course investigates the kinds of questions and insights this ancient art can offer us into human relationships across the millennia. Archaeology course. Prerequisite: Previous knowledge of archaeology is useful but not required. Offered in the Spring semester.