Mortuary Archaeology

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

Examines the act of burial from an archaeological perspective. We focus on temporal trends in mortuary customs from Neandertals to modern humans. Gender, age, ethnic, and social differences in burial patterns are also explored. Prerequisite: ANTH 2001H or 2410H or both 2121H and 2122H, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for ANTH-AHCL 4410H.