LAW 7839 - The Nineteenth Century American Law of Disadvantaged Groups

This class is offered jointly to both law students and anthropology graduate students and is co-taught with a member of the Anthropology Department. Substantively, it will cover the laws governing the protection and ownership of archaeological artifacts and human remains, environmental and other regulations governing excavations, the investigation and prosecution of archaeological crimes, and an introduction to international archaeological issues. The class will also include a skills component, with simulations involving the law and anthropology graduate students in situations that are likely to arise in practice.