Archaeology of Levant

AN N EA M164 - Archaeology of Levant

M E STD M164 - Archaeology of Levant

ARCHEOL M164 - Archaeology of Levant

<p>(Same as Ancient Near East M164, Archeology M164, and Middle Eastern Studies M164.) Lecture, three hours. Survey of archaeology of Levant from late fifth millennium through arrival of Alexander the Great (circa 4500-332 BC). Examination of social, economic, political, and cultural developments through archaeological finds from geographic region bounded by Anatolia and Mesopotamia on north, Egypt to south, and Arabian Peninsula to east. Archaeological methods, theory, and practice are addressed; and geographic, environmental, climatological, and textual data are employed to establish broader context for Levantine traditions. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

Art History

College of Letters and Science

ART HIS M111E - Archaeology of Levant

Exploration of major contributions by the inhabitants of the region to global cultural traditions such as the invention of the alphabet and the emergence of monotheism out of polytheistic traditions.

Students will become familiar with how to employ archaeological observations in the construction and refinement of hypotheses for a wide range of subjects such as collective identity, social, economic, political, and religious histories, as well as for the study of ancient environments.

Introduce and familiarize students with the development of Levantine cultural traditions from the Bronze and Iron Ages through an integration of archaeological, historical, iconographic, geographic, and scientific studies, including environmental research.

General Catalog

Archaeology of Levant

ART HIS M111E

4 units