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ANTH 2151

Ancient Peoples and Places

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

Winter 2026

Topics

  • An overview of Old and New World archaeology, with particular emphasis on the development
  • Mesoamerica, Europe, Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley, and China
  • Obtain an understanding of the ‘milestones’ in human history including: the origins of human culture
  • the origins of food production
  • and the rise of complex societies
  • elsewhere
  • Develop research, writing, and independent thinking skills

Readings

  • Required: Chazan, Michael, World Prehistory and Archaeology: Pathways Through Time.
Winter 2026

Topics

  • final project
  • Archaeology
  • discoveries-of-2025/
  • sections 1.4 and 1.5 – Artefacts and Ecofacts
  • sections 1.8, 1.9, 1.11 – pp 28-32, - Time and Archaeology
  • 35 - Narratives
  • – Module 1: Paleolithic Chazan
  • Europe)
  • – Transitioning lifeways: Olszewski, Deborah I. Archaeology
  • Mesolithic-Neolithic, Archaic and Humanity’s Story: A Brief Introduction
  • (worldwide) to World Prehistory. Second edition. Oxford
  • University Press
  • – Module 2: Mesopotamia Chazan
  • sections 7.4 – 7.7 – Settling down and breaking
  • Ildun, O., , Discovering a New Mesopotamia
  • Neolithic World, Archaeology, /
  • issue
  • 24/features/discovering-a-new-neolithic
  • world/
  • section 11.1 – Empires
  • – Module 2: Mesopotamia Lawler The everlasting city
  • Empires (continued)
  • Editors The world’s oldest writing

Readings

  • Required: Chazan, M., (2021), World Prehistory and Archaeology: Pathways Through Time. 5th edition. NY: Routledge (price for a new copy from the bookstore: CAD 177.95)
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