ANT 342 - Hunters and Gatherers

Credit Hours: 3
Explores past and present hunter-gatherer (non-agricultural) societies through all subfields of anthropology, especially cultural anthropology and archaeology. Topics include subsistence, technology, gender, social organization, religion, environmental sustainability, the cultural sustainability of contemporary hunter-gatherers, popular stereotypes, and the history of anthropological approaches to hunter-gatherers. Uses case studies from diverse regions such as Australia, Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

Prerequisite: 30 hours or permission of instructor.
Lecture contact hours: 3

Typically offered: Demand