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ARCHY 101 Exploring Archaeology (5) SSc
Introduces perspectives from archaeology on the long term history of the diversity and the dynamics of human life. Examines how archaeologists gather and use data and how that information is relevant to contemporary society. Concepts and methods introduced through readings focus around a theme that varies such as environmental issues, warfare, and migration.

ARCHY 105 The Human Past (5) SSc
Explores human cultural and biological evolution: how ancestors 2,500,000 years ago were like us but still different, Neanderthals and their extinction, social/economic revolutions from foraging to farming to states and empires, setbacks, failures, relationships with social and natural environments, and the role of technology. Examines the astonishing variety of adaptations humans have made.

ARCHY 109 Archaeology in Film (5) SSc
Deals with depictions of archaeology by and for non-archaeologists and implication of those depictions at the intersection of archaeology, the human past, and popular culture.

ARCHY 205 Principles of Archaeology (5) SSc
Techniques, methods, and goals of archaeological research. Excavation and dating of archaeological materials. General problems encountered in explaining archaeological phenomena.

ARCHY 208 Introduction to Archaeological Data Science (5) NSc
Pyramids, Stonehenge, Nazi Death Camps: Pseudo-archaeology makes radical claims about such sites, but what do the data reveal? Tackles false claims about the human past using archaeological data. Hands-on experience of data analysis and visualization using the software program R in computing laboratories.

ARCHY 210 Introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient Iran (5) SSc
Introduction to the archaeology of ancient Iran (Persia) from the earliest inhabitants to the end of Sasanian period (circa10,000 BDE-651 CE). Covers the archaeology from various time periods in chronological order, with an emphasis on the archaeology and culture of the Achaemendid (Persian) period. Offered: jointly with MELC 207.

ARCHY 211 Introduction To Ancient Near Eastern Archeology (5) SSc/A&H
Archaeological cultures of the ancient Near East, from 10,000 BCE to 332 BCE, including the civilizations of Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq), Egypt, the Levant (modern day Israel, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon), Anatolia (modern day Turkey) and Persia (modern day Iran). Offered: jointly with MELC 208.

ARCHY 212 Introduction To Ancient Egyptian Archaeology (5) A&H/SSc
Survey of the archaeology, art, and architecture of ancient Egypt from the prehistoric cultures of the Nile Valley ( c. 10,000 BCE) until the end of the New Kingdom ( c.1000 BCE), exploring Egyptian gods, divine kings, pyramids, temples, mummification, society, government, religion, medicine, magic, sex, childbirth, and death. Offered: jointly with MELC 209.

ARCHY 234 Trash and Dirt (5) SSc
How do we develop a sense of disgust? What is the life cycle of cultural objects? How do people "clean up"? Where does your trash go? What can sh*t tell us about human history? What is considered "dirty" in different cultural contexts and different historical moments? Archaeologically centered exploration of diversity of human practices in defining and handling dirty stuff.

ARCHY 235 Exploring Graffiti: Combining Landscape Archaeology and Data Science (5) SSc
Learn about the world of graffiti, collect Seattle graffiti data, describe and analyze Seattle graffiti topics using a combination of data science (e.g. concepts including programming, data analysis and visualization, file processing) and landscape archaeology skills. Hands on experience using computer code to analyze data collected in the course

ARCHY 236 The Mystery behind the Material World (5) SSc
Things are everywhere. We make them and they also make us. Things are evocative, aesthetic, and unnerving. They define us. We need them to communicate, to remember, to govern. But things need us too. This course is an introduction to the study of things, architecture, and so on from an interdisciplinary perspective. Topics such as identity, memory, commodities/gifts, cognition, and agency are explored through the analysis of the material world. Offered: jointly with ANTH 236.

ARCHY 269 Special Topics in Archaeology (3-6, max. 12) SSc
Investigation of special topics in archaeology focusing on developing basic analytical, practical, and numerical skills.

ARCHY 270 Field Course in Archaeology (12) NSc/SSc
Introduction to field acquisition of archaeological data through survey and excavation. On-going field projects; recovery and recording techniques.

ARCHY 299 Archaeological Laboratory Techniques (1-3, max. 12) SSc
Laboratory procedures geared to one specific archaeological research project. Archaeological collection, its processing and curation, how archaeological materials