ANTH 346 - Analysis of Material Culture

Credit Hours: 4
Frequency of Offering: Offered in alternate years, usually in the spring semester

The purpose of this course is to examine how anthropologists, archaeologists, folklorists and other analysts of humanly constructed artifacts and environments infer cultural symbol and logic from prehistoric, historic and contemporary material culture. A cross-cultural sample of cultures and societies is considered. Material categories addressed include architecture, gravestones, measuring instruments, pottery vessels, clothing and settlement pattern.