Fall 2024 Anthropology UN3007 section 001

ARCHAEOL BEFORE THE BIBLE

Call Number 10397
Day & Time
Location
TR 11:40am-12:55pm
414 Pupin Laboratories
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Brian Boyd
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

Please note that this is not a class on “biblical archaeology”. It is a course about the politics of archaeology in the context of Israel/Palestine, and the wider southwest Asia region. This course provides a critical overview of prehistoric archaeology in southwest Asia (or the Levant - the geographical area from Lebanon in the north to the Sinai in the south, and from the middle Euphrates in Syria to southern Jordan). It has been designed to appeal to anthropologists, historians, and students interested in the Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Studies. The course is divided into two parts. First, a social and political history of archaeology, emphasizing how the nature of current theoretical and practical knowledge has been shaped and defined by previous research traditions and, second, how the current political situation in the region impinges upon archaeological practice. Themes include: the dominance of "biblical archaeology" and the implications for Palestinian archaeology, Islamic archaeology, the impact of European contact from the Crusades onwards, and the development of prehistory.

Web Site Vergil
Department Anthropology
Enrollment 13 students (35 max) as of 9:05PM Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Subject Anthropology
Number UN3007
Section 001
Division Interschool
Section key 20243ANTH3007V001