Environmental Archaeology

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

Focuses on the concepts and methods used by archaeologists to investigate the long-term interactions between humans and the environment. Explores the wide diversity of approaches (geomorphology, paleobotany, archaeozoology, paleoentomology, and isotopic analyses) developed over the years in order to sharpen our understanding of past human-environment dynamics. Prerequisite: ANTH 1001H (or both 1010H and 1020H); or ERSC 1010H and 1020H; or permission of instructor.