AR390a - Bioarchaeology of Children (Dr. Bonnie Glencross) - Winter 2013

The study of children's skeletons from archaeological and forensic contexts provide a wealth of information on the physical and social lives of children, while also providing an index for a community's well-being.  Students will be introduced to the developing human skeleton from its earliest embryological form through maturation.  Theoretical concepts and osteological methods of analysis will be covered and a practical component will allow direct examination and assessment of juvenile skeletal remains.  Special consideration will be given to aspects of health, diet, and factors that expose children to trauma and disease.  This course will be of interest to bioarchaeologists, physical anthropologists and general biologists.

Pre-req. AR/AN220

CL390d - Archaeology of Disasters (Dr. Scott Gallimore) - Fall 2012

This course aims at providing students with a thorough overview of Greek and Roman sites afflicted by natural and man-made disasters.  The first half is dedicated to the town of Pompeii while the second half introduces numerous disaster sites from across the Greco-Roman world, including Akrotiri on Thera, Olynthos, Dura Europus, Troy, the Byzantine Shops at Sardis, the Earthquake House at Kourion, and the Bar Khokba Cave. The concept of the Pompeii Premise, a belief that ancient sites can be preserved frozen in a moment of time, serves as an important theme for the course.  By examining archaeological and historical sources for these disaster sites through lectures and in-depth class discussion, we will critically assess the types of information available from these sites and how this data can be applied to other ancient remains.

Pre-reqs.:  CL/AR214 and CL/AR215