Pre-Columbian Peoples of Tropical America and Their Environments (SA)

Subject associations
EEB 332 / LAS 350
Term
Spring 2022
Instructors
Staff
Registrar description

The pre-European history of Amerind cultures and their associated environments in the New World tropics will be studied. Topics to be covered include the peopling of tropical America; development of hunting/gathering and agricultural economies; neotropical climate and vegetation history; and the material culture and social organization of native Americans. Field and laboratory experiences will incorporate methods and problems in field archaeology, paleoenthnobotany and paleoecology, and archaeozoology.