Sections offered FALL 2021:
#41052 |
ANNE PYBURN |
TuTh 9:25-10:40am |
HU 108 |
CLASS NOTES: IUB GenEd S&H credit; COLL (CASE) S&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
Above class meets In Person. For more information visit https://covid.iu.edu/learning-modes/index.html
This is an archaeology class, so it is about ancient inventions and technologies. We will talk about the beginnings of tools that we take for granted today, about how and why they got started, and what their impact was on early cultures and societies where they appeared. We will also talk about how we know about these early technologies, since all of them came before writing (and we will also talk about some of the earliest writing). You will learn about how archaeologists analyze ancient tools to try to get a clear picture of past cultures and you will have the opportunity to try a little analysis for yourself. There will be lectures, fieldtrips (I hope), discussions, a debate, group work, and presentations.