ANTH 6329 - Anthropological Archaeology of Ancient Egypt

Meets with ANTH 3329. This course is designed as an analytical survey of major events and discoveries in Egypt through studying archaeological evidence and available textual sources. The focus of this course is on the Neolithic, Predynastic and Pharaonic periods in the Nile Valley, Nubia and Libya. Relevant case studies will provide students with the framework to study and understand practical applications of theoretical implications. In addition, graduate students are required to design and present an independent research project dealing with a specific topic in archaeology and its applicability to Egypt.