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Title: | ANSO 207-01, Becoming Human: Archaeology and the Origins of Culture, Fall 2001 |
Authors: | Kus, Susan M. |
Keywords: | Anthropology and Sociology, Department of;Syllabus;Curriculum;Academic departments;Text;2001 Fall |
Issue Date: | Aug-2001 |
Publisher: | Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College |
Series/Report no.: | Syllabi CRN 10105 |
Abstract: | To be a good archaeologist one must be a combination of a rigorous scientist, a clever detective and a sensitive humanist (rather than a "tomb raider" or a "raider of the lost ark.") The major challenge of archaeology is to piece together a story of past societies from minimal and often badly preserved material evidence in much the same way that Sherlock Holmes reconstructed past activities at the scene of a crime. However, rather than pursuing arch-villains, archaeologists are pursuing the roots of our cultural and social heritage. This is why an archaeologist is also motivated by a need to understand what it is to be human and to understand how it is we got to where we are today, culturally and socially speaking. |
Description: | This syllabus was submitted to the Rhodes College Office of Academic Affairs by the course instructor. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10267/565 |
Appears in Collections: | Course Syllabi |
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