Settling Down: An Archaeology of Complex Societies

3 credits

Survey of theories on and archaeological evidence for the origins and spread of settled village life, food production systems, and complex social and political organization. Begins with the early Neolithic period and continues through to the appearance of state societies globally. [3-0-0] Prerequisite: ANTH_O 103, and one of ANTH_O 200, ANTH_O 210.