ANT 332 - The Archaeology of Death (3 cr.)

Death is the great leveler, and the recognition and memorialization of death is a human universal. The way in which ancient and modern human societies’ experience the death process is culturally defined. This course will examine the dead and the undead in a number of prehistoric, historic and modern case studies. The focus of the class revolves around the means by which humans individually and collectively ritualize the death process, both in terms of the quick and the dead.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or POI.
Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: World Cultures
SUNY Framework: World History and Global Awareness
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring