Jan 05, 2025  
2017-2018 College of Liberal Arts (Admitted Fall 2017/Spring 2018) 
    
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ARTH 231 - Native Arts and Archaeology of Latin America

4 credits
This course focuses on the development and character of indigenous cultures of Latin America before the arrival of Europeans. Themes of power, economy, religion, ritual, and symbolism that uniquely characterize Latin American native societies are examined primarily through art, architecture and material culture. The course follows a topical and comparative approach drawing on data from archaeology, art history, ethnography and ethnohistory. Prerequisite: ANTH 103 , ANTH 104  or permission of the instructor. Same as/Cross-listed with: ANTH 231 . Check ANTH listings for up-to-date offering times. CLA-Writing Intensive, CLA-Diversity International



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