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ARCN 112 Archaeology of Native North America 6 credits
When did humans first migrate to North America? How long have people lived in Minnesota? This course will examine the material culture of Indigenous peoples throughout the North American continent above Mexico, from c. 20,000 years ago to present. Cultural groups include the Inuit, Iroquois, ancient Puebloans, Cahokia, Great Plains villages, and Pacific Northwest (Kumash) peoples. We will study Indigenous oral histories, genetic data, linguistics, material remains, and ethnohistorical accounts to examine migration, trade, and contact, with an emphasis on decolonization and Indigenous archaeologies.
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ARCN 112.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Sarah Kennedy 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WLeighton 236 9:50am-11:00am
- FLeighton 236 9:40am-10:40am
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Students will take two Saturday field trips for this course (tentatively May 3 and May 31). These will be to visit Dakota burial mounds, traditional lodges, wild rice plantings, and modern buffalo herds. As an ACE-applied course, students will collaborate on an archaeological site management plan with co-educator Franky Jackson from the Prairie Island Indian Community (PIIC). Students are strongly encouraged to participate in both field trips; those who are unable to participate in the field trip will be given a significant alternative assignment commensurate in scope.
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ARCN 246 Archaeological Methods & Lab 6 credits
As a field that is truly interdisciplinary, archaeology uses a wide range of methods to study the past. This course provides a hands-on introduction to the entire archaeological process through classroom, field, and laboratory components. Students will participate in background research concerning local places of historical or archaeological interest; landscape surveying and mapping in GIS; excavation; the recording, analysis, and interpretation of artifacts; and the publication of results. This course involves real archaeological fieldwork, and students will have an opportunity to contribute to the history of the local community while learning archaeological methods applicable all over the world.
Sophomore priority
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ARCN 246.01 Fall 2024
- Faculty:Sarah Kennedy 🏫 👤
- Size:12
- TAnderson Hall 121 10:10am-11:55am
- TAnderson Hall 121 1:00pm-5:00pm
- TAnderson Hall 122 10:10am-11:55am
- TAnderson Hall 122 1:00pm-5:00pm
- THAnderson Hall 121 1:15pm-3:00pm
- THAnderson Hall 122 1:15pm-3:00pm
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ARCN 246.02 Fall 2024
- Faculty:Sarah Kennedy 🏫 👤
- Size:12
- TAnderson Hall 121 10:10am-11:55am
- TAnderson Hall 122 10:10am-11:55am
- THAnderson Hall 121 8:00am-12:00pm
- THAnderson Hall 121 1:15pm-3:00pm
- THAnderson Hall 122 8:00am-12:00pm
- THAnderson Hall 122 1:15pm-3:00pm
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LTAM 220 Eating the Americas: 5,000 Years of Food 6 credits
Food is both a biological necessity and a cultural symbol. We eat to survive, we “are what we eat,” and delicious foods are “to die for.” What does this all mean in the context of Latin America, which gave us the origins of peanut butter (peanuts), spaghetti sauce (tomatoes), avocado toast (avocados), french fries (potatoes), and power bowls (quinoa)? In this class, we will explore the long history humans have had with food in Latin America, drawing from archaeology, ethnohistory, and anthropology to explore the relationship between food, culture, power, identity, gender, and ethnicity.
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LTAM 220.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Sarah Kennedy 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 330 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 330 1:10pm-2:10pm
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LTAM 230 Ancient People of the Andes 6 credits
Who were the first settlers of South America? Was Caral the first city on earth? Who made the Nazca Lines? How did the Inka build Machu Picchu? Which societies flourished or collapsed in the Andean region of South America? This course will examine these questions using archaeology to understand the sociopolitical arrangements that existed among ancient Andean peoples prior to the arrival of the Spanish. Evidence used to explore these themes comes from a range of prehispanic societies, including the Chavin, Tiwanaku, Wari, Moche, Chimu, and Inka. Offered at both the 200 and 300 levels; coursework will be adjusted accordingly. Students who have previously taken any 200-level LTAM social science or humanities course should register for LTAM 330; students who have not should register for LTAM 230.
Offered at both the 200 and 300 levels; coursework will be adjusted accordingly. Students who have previously taken any 200-level LTAM social science or humanities course or a 200-level ARCN course should register for LTAM 330; students who have not should register for LTAM 230.
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LTAM 230.00 Winter 2025
- Faculty:Sarah Kennedy 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THCMC 319 10:10am-11:55am
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Offered at both the 200 and 300 levels; coursework will be adjusted accordingly. Students who have previously taken any 200-level LTAM social science or humanities course should register for LTAM 330; students who have not should register for LTAM 230.
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LTAM 330 Ancient Peoples of the Andes 6 credits
Who were the first settlers of South America? Was Caral the first city on earth? Who made the Nazca Lines? How did the Inka build Machu Picchu? Which societies flourished or collapsed in the Andean region of South America? This course will examine these questions using archaeology to understand the sociopolitical arrangements that existed among ancient Andean peoples prior to the arrival of the Spanish. Evidence used to explore these themes comes from a range of prehispanic societies, including the Chavin, Tiwanaku, Wari, Moche, Chimu, and Inka. Expected preparation: Any 200 LTAM social science or humanities course.