Course Description
An overview of Late Antiquity archaeology in the Eastern Mediterranean between the third and the eighth century CE, with an emphasis on important sites, problems, and types of evidence.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will complete an independent research project
on a topic of their own choosing. This project will require (1)
extensive research beyond the readings assigned for
undergraduates, (2) analysis of trends in contemporary
scholarship, and (3) an original argument based on integration
and synthesis of a wide range of primary and secondary material.
Graduate students will also prepare an in-class presentation of
their research and lead the rest of the class in discussion.
Athena Title
Archaeology of Late Antiquity
Prerequisite
CLAS 1000 or CLAS 1000E or CLAS 1000H or CLAS 1010 or CLAS 1010E or CLAS 1010H or CLAS 1020 or CLAS 1020E or CLAS 1020H or CLAS 3000 or CLAS 3010 or CLAS(ANTH) 3015 or CLAS(ANTH) 3015E or CLAS 3030 or CLAS 3040 or CLAS3050 or permission of department
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
Topical Outline
General Education Core
CORE V: Social SciencesInstitutional Competencies
Social Awareness & ResponsibilityThe capacity to understand the interdependence of people, communities, and self in a global society.