Dr. Brandt The main objective of African Archaeological Analysis is to provide students in the 2020 UF in Ethiopia program with the methods that will be used to analyze flaked stone artifacts (lithics) and to a lesser extent ochre and pottery recovered from this season’s excavations at Mochena Borago, Ethiopia. The first three weeks (1/7-1/24) […]
Dr. Oyeula-Caycedo The objective of this course is to create a solid foundation in the study of the theories and methods in historical ecology today. This will be accomplished by evaluating the new trends that have driven historical ecology in the last ten years. This new approach demands an interdisciplinary view. The first part of […]
Dr. Oyuela-Caycedo This class is an introduction to the study of the social life of plants. Biologists can reconstruct the genetic relationships of plants and their diversity as well as the process leading toward genetic modifications. Anthropologists and archaeologists are able to provide the hard evidence on how, where, and when these processes of domestication […]
Dr. LeFebvre and Dr. Wallis Why study the archaeology of Florida? If you have ever wondered what life was like hundreds or thousands of years ago in the places we call home, this is your opportunity to find out. Most of Florida’s human past is knowable only through archaeological evidence. Luckily, there is no shortage […]
Flemming This course will provide undergraduate students with a general overview of curatorial procedures, and training within the research collections of the Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH). Students will be introduced to research and alternative career paths from and including pre-professional fields, through observation of and immersion into the roles of collection personnel. 4 […]
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Dr. Ostebo Since the end of World War II human rights have emerged as the dominant frame for thinking about social justice. The relationship between universal human rights and respect for cultural diversity has spurred much debate, not the least within anthropology. This course provides an introduction to the study of human rights and culture. […]
Dr. Davidson Since the Black Experience in this country has often been slighted, distorted, or actively suppressed, one means to resurrect this history is through a meticulous examination of the material objects left behind by these men, women, and children. Our time ranges from enslavement beginning in the 1600s in the British colonies of North […]
Instructor TBA This is a course focusing on major world civilizations, stopping off at various points across the globe over a broad range of time. From the earliest examples today, we will analyze specific instances of change and transformation as societies of the past begin to look more similar to our own. This course takes […]
Dr. J. Johnson Applied anthropology is the application of anthropological knowledge, theory, and methods to the solution of practical problems or “putting anthropology to use”. The overall objective of this course is to give students an introductory understanding of the elements of applied anthropological work and the work of actual applied anthropologists in universities, government, […]
Instructor TBA In this course you will learn basic practical, theoretical, and ethical issues in producing and critiquing visual ethnographies. You will use the equipment you already have to produce a 7 minute film or 10 still image visual ethnography.