Anthropology, more than any other discipline, provides insights into who we are, how we became this way, and what our future might be. As a result, anthropology majors are well prepared to understand and solve today’s complex social and scientific problems. Anthropology at UNM is divided into three subfields: Archaeology, Ethnology, and Evolutionary Anthropology. Whether undergraduates choose to pursue graduate training in anthropology or some other field, or move directly into the workforce, we seek to provide them with a broad education by offering a variety of lecture, laboratory and field classes in these subfields. Our graduate degrees prepare students to follow either academic or applied careers in Anthropology.
A minimum of 26 credit hours; 23 credit hours must be in courses acceptable toward graduation.
A cumulative grade point average of at least 2.00 on all work.
Completion of Department of Anthropology admission coursework with grade(s) of C or better:
Students who choose to major in anthropology should consult with an undergraduate advisor in the Anthropology Department as early as possible. The advisors for each subfield are listed on the Anthropology Department Web site.
All majors are required to fulfill either a sub-field Concentration, or the general Anthropology requirements listed below.
Students choosing this option must concentrate in one of the three subfields of anthropology: Archaeology, Ethnology, or Evolutionary Anthropology.
The general requirements for the B.S. with Concentration option are the same as those listed above for the B.A. options, AND:
As an alternative to choosing a concentration, students may choose the general major in Anthropology. The requirements for the general Anthropology option are:
As described above, anthropology majors are required to complete core curriculum sequences from two of the three subfields. The core curriculum sequence for each subfield is as follows.
Courses with similar content to 110, 310, 317, 318, 413, 416, and LING 301 are cross-listed by the Department of Linguistics. Students may obtain credit for these courses in only one department; credit hours from either department may be applied toward the anthropology major degree requirements.
Alternatively, a student may select a distributed minor focusing on anthropology.
Anthropology majors with interdisciplinary interests may plan a tailored distributed minor in preparation for professional or educational goals. All courses for distributed minors are taken outside of anthropology. A distributed minor comprises a total of 30 to 36 hours, including 15 hours minimum of upper-level courses (300–499 level). A letter of purpose is required from the student, and an undergraduate advisor from anthropology must approve all courses for the distributed minor. Students interested in a distributed minor outside of anthropology must consult with one of the department undergraduate advisors as early in their academic careers as possible. The names and contact information for the advisors are listed on the Anthropology Department Web site.
Students seeking departmental honors should identify a research project during their junior year in consultation with a professor in the Anthropology Department. The faculty and their research interests are listed on the departmental Web site. Honors students must enroll in the fall of their senior year in ANTH 498; after which, they must enroll in an appropriate section of ANTH 497. These 6 hours of honors work are in addition to the 36 credit hours required for the major.
The Department of Anthropology encourages anthropology majors to take a creative and self-motivated approach to their education. In close consultation with an advisor, majors are encouraged to take upper-level electives (300-499) from different subfields to complete the elective requirements.
All students interested in majoring or minoring in anthropology should consult with one of the department undergraduate advisors as early in their academic careers as possible. The names and contact information for the advisors are listed on the Anthropology Department Web site.
Courses
ANTH 101. Introduction to Anthropology. (3)
Surveys the breadth of anthropology, introducing students to archaeology, biological anthropology, ethnology, human evolutionary ecology and linguistics. Meets New Mexico Lower-Division General Education Common Core Curriculum Area IV: Social/Behavioral Sciences (NMCCN 1113).
ANTH 110. Language, Culture and the Human Animal. (3)
(Also offered as LING 101)
Dinwoodie, Gorbet
Fundamentals of anthropological linguistics. The biological, structural, psychological and social nature of language; implications for cross-cultural theory, research and applications.
ANTH 120. Archaeological Method and Theory. (3)
Introduction to archaeological method and theory. Lectures cover basic concepts and strategy. Labs provide hands-on experience with methods of analyzing archaeological remains.
Corequisite: 122L.
ANTH 122L. Archaeological Method and Theory Laboratory. (1)
Introduction to archaeological method and theory. Labs provide hands-on experience with methods of analyzing archaeological remains.
Corequisite: 120.
ANTH 130. Cultures of the World. (3)
Basic concepts and methods of cultural anthropology. Selected cultures, ranging from preliterate societies to aspects of urban civilization. Meets New Mexico Lower-Division General Education Common Core Curriculum Area (NMCCN 1113).
ANTH 150. Evolution and Human Emergence. (3)
Fundamentals of biological anthropology and principles of organic evolution, in relation to the biology, ecology and behavior of primates and fossil humans.
Biological anthropology concentrators are required, and others are encouraged, to enroll concurrently in 151L.
Meets New Mexico Lower-Division General Education Common Core Curriculum Area (NMCCN 1113).
ANTH 151L. Human Evolution Laboratory. (1)
The factual basis of human evolution, from the comparative study of living and fossil primates to interpretation of recent human fossils.
Recommended, but not required, that this be taken concurrently with 150. Two hours lab.
ANTH 160. Human Life Course. (3)
Biology and behavior of the human life course, including the evolution of the life history patterns specific to humans and the impact of population growth and of adaptation to local conditions in promoting human diversity.
Students are encouraged, but not required, to enroll concurrently in 161L.
ANTH 161L. Computer Laboratory in Human Evolutionary Ecology. (1)
Introduces the computer as a tool in biological and social science research, provides first-hand experience in data collection, analysis and modeling behavior. No prior computer experience required.
Pre- or corequisite: 160
ANTH 220. World Archaeology. (3)
Surveys the archeological evidence for the development of human culture from the first stone tools in Africa to the rise of civilizations in both the Old and New Worlds.
ANTH 223. Music in Culture. (3)
(Also offered as MUS 223)
This course investigates the relationship between music and culture. Through case studies and introductory readings in the anthropology of music, ethnomusicology and related disciplines, students will examine how music makes meaning in a cultural context.
ANTH 230. Topics in Current Anthropology. (3, no limit Δ)
Experimental courses on topics of current interest.
ANTH 238. Cultures of the Southwest. (3)
Basic concepts of cultural anthropology, illustrated with overviews of social and cultural patterns of Southwest Indians and Hispanics. Interethnic relations of these with other American populations. Meets New Mexico Lower Division General Education Common Core Curriculum Area IV: Social/Behavioral Sciences.
{Offered periodically}
ANTH 251. Forensic Anthropology. (3)
This course is designed to introduce students to the forensic investigation of death. Emphasis will be on current methods and techniques and include the role of the anthropologist as an integral member of the investigation process.
ANTH 304 / 504. Current Research in Anthropology. (1-3)
This course familiarizes students with current, active research in Anthropology by the University of New Mexico faculty and visiting scholars. It also teaches students to critically assess and discuss research questions.
(A, EV, E)
ANTH 310 / 511. Language and Culture. (3)
(Also offered as CJ 319, LING 359)
Examination of the interrelations of language and speech with other selected aspects of culture and cognition. (E)
Prerequisite: 110 or LING 101 or LING 301.
ANTH 317. Phonological Analysis. (3)
(Also offered as LING 304)
Introduction to patterns in sound structure, with an emphasis on problem-solving. Topics include distinctive features, common phonological processes, autosegmental theory and syllable structure. (E)
Prerequisite: LING 301 or LING 303 or SHS 303.
{Fall}
ANTH *318. Grammatical Analysis. (3)
(Also offered as LING 322 and 522)
Principles of morphological and syntactic analysis and introduction to functional and formal theories of grammar. Descriptive analysis of grammatical structures and problems from a variety of languages. (E)
Prerequisite: LING 301 or SIGN 305 or SPAN 351.
{Spring}
ANTH 320. Strategy of Archaeology. (3)
The purpose and theory of the study of archaeology; relates archaeology to anthropological principles and the practice of science. (A)
Prerequisite: (120 and 122L) and (101 or 130).
{Yearly}
ANTH 321 / 521. Southwest Archaeology. (3)
An intensive survey of Southwest prehistory including discussion of major interpretative problems. Covers the period from 11,000 years ago to historic times. (A)
ANTH 322. Mesoamerican Prehistory. (3)
An advanced survey of the prehistory of Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize from the origins of village farming to the Spanish conquest.
ANTH 324 / 524. South American Archaeology. (3)
Archaeology of South America from the Paleo-Indian to the European colonial period. Emphasizes the origins and evolution of Andean civilization and associated interpretive problems. (A)
{Alternate years}
ANTH 325 / 525. Stone Age Europe. (3)
The prehistory of Europe with emphasis on hunter-gatherer adaptations of the Pleistocene and early Holocene, using primary data sources. (A)
Prerequisite: 101 or (120 and 122L) or 220.
{Alternate years}
ANTH 327 / 527. African Prehistory. (3)
The prehistory of Africa from the appearance of the first hominids to the development of complex societies. (A)
Prerequisite: 101 or (120 and 122L) or 220.
{Alternate years}
ANTH 328 / 528. Near Eastern Archaeology. (3)
A survey of the Near Eastern culture area from the origins of agriculture to the development of Bronze Age civilization. (A)
{Offered periodically}
ANTH 330. Principles of Cultural Anthropology. (3)
Development of ideas and theories in sociocultural anthropology; focus on topics such as integration of human societies, sources of change in economic and cultural systems. (E)
ANTH 331. Indigenous Peoples of North America. (3)
Major culture types and selected ethnographic examples of North American Indian cultures. (E)
{Offered periodically}
ANTH 332 / 532. Indigenous Peoples of South America. (3)
Culture and history of indigenous peoples of South America. Selected examples from lowland and highland regions. (E)
{Offered periodically}
ANTH 333 / 533. Ritual Symbols and Behavior. (3)
(Also offered as RELG 333)
Ethnographic studies and a variety of anthropological approaches to ritual are read to examine the defining characteristics of ritual activity and its contemporary significance in peoples' lives. (E)
{Offered periodically}
ANTH *337. Anthropology of New Mexico. (3 to a maximum of 9 Δ)
Topics will vary from instructor to instructor but will deal with specific social and cultural matters of anthropological interest in New Mexico such as folklore and expressive culture; social relations; tourism; environmental issues. (E)
{Offered periodically}
ANTH 339 / 539. Human Rights in Anthropology. (3)
A description and analysis of competing theories about the content of human rights; the history, politics and economics of human rights situations. Emphasis on the interplay among power, difference, “culture” and human rights abuses. (E)
ANTH 340 / 540. Topics in Cultural Anthropology. (3, no limit Δ)
Current topics in sociocultural anthropology to be explored in experimental courses. (E)
ANTH 343 / 543. Latin American Cultures and Societies. (3)
Cultural and social institutions common throughout Latin America and their historical antecedents. Contemporary social movements and their prognosis for the immediate future. Analysis of the variations among selected Latin American societies.
(E)
{Offered annually}
ANTH 346. Expressive Culture. (3)
The comparative study of selected verbal, visual, musical, dramatic and cultural arts as cultural and aesthetic expressions. (E)
{Alternate years}
ANTH *350. Human Biology. (3)
Human heredity, variation and adaptation within and between different ecological and cultural settings; genetics; quantitative variation; elements of human population biology and human ecology. (EV)
Prerequisite: 150 or BIOL 110 or BIOL 123 or BIOL 201L or BIOL 202L.
{Spring}
ANTH *351L. Anthropology of the Skeleton. (4)
A laboratory course in the identification of human skeletal materials with attention to problems in the evolution of primates. Three lectures, 2 hours lab. (EV)
{Fall}
ANTH 357. Human Origins. (3)
The events and processes involved in the emergence and evolution of the human lineage–from the origins of Australopithecus, through the emergence of the genus Homo, to the evolution of early modern humans–based on the human fossil record. (EV)
Prerequisite: 150 or 220.
{Alternate years}
ANTH 360. Human Behavioral Ecology. (3)
Introduces students to the fundamental principles of evolutionary theory and their application to human behavior. It surveys current research on human sexuality, mate choice, reproduction and parenting from the perspective of human evolutionary ecology. (EV)
Prerequisite: 150 or 160 or BIOL 110.
ANTH 361 / 661. Behavioral Ecology and Biology of Sex Roles. (3)
Uses the perspective of evolutionary biology to examine the diversity of sex roles played by men and women in the historical and cross-cultural record. (EV)
Restriction: upper-division standing.
{Alternate years}
ANTH 362 / 662. Great Apes: Mind and Behavior. (3)
Explores recent research in both captivity and the wild on cognition and behavior of great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos, orangutans), the closest living relatives of humans. (EV)
Restriction: upper-division standing.
{Alternate years}
ANTH 363 / 563. Primate Social Behavior. (3)
Special emphasis will be on strategies of survival, reproduction, mating and rearing, in the complex social systems of apes and monkeys. The costs and benefits of alternative strategies are used to understand individual life histories. (EV)
Restriction: upper-division standing.
{Alternate years}
ANTH 364. Topics: Human Evolutionary Ecology. (3, no limit Δ)
This course offers specific, in-depth discussions of topics of current faculty interests and student demand including collective action, single parenthood and child health, hunter-gatherers, psychological anthropology and conservation of resources. (EV)
ANTH 365. Anthropology of Health. (3)
Analysis of systems of health, curing and disease in aboriginal, western and pluralistic societies. (EV)
{Offered periodically}
ANTH *371. Pre-Columbian Cultures of Ancient Mexico. (3)
Archaeological survey of the cultures of ancient Mexico from earliest inhabitants to the period of the Spanish Conquest. This course explores environmental, social, and political aspects of the rise and fall of societies across Mexico. (E)
ANTH 372. Analytic Methods in Anthropology. (4)
Introduction to basic qualitative and quantitative analytic methods in anthropology. (A)
ANTH *373. Technical Studies in Archaeology. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
Technical course with variable content dealing with such issues as dating, paleoenvironmental and subsistence studies in archaeology. (A)
{Offered periodically}
ANTH 375 / 575. Archaeology Field Session. (2-6 to a maximum of 12 Δ)
Intensive instruction in archaeological field and laboratory techniques and the opportunity for independent student research. (A)
Restriction: permission of instructor.
ANTH *376. Maya Prehistory and Archaeology. (3)
Surveys the development of the Maya civilizations in Mesoamerica from the origins of agriculture through the Spanish Conquest. The course will explore archaeological, ethno-historical, linguistic, and environmental data and accounts. (A)
Prerequisite: 101 or (120 and 122L) or 220 or 320.
ANTH 381 / 581. The Anthropology of Heritage. (3)
This class explores ethical issues and debates surrounding heritage-making practices and discourses through lens of ethnological, archaeological, and evolutionary anthropology. It problematizes the boundaries between different constructions of the past and present.
ANTH 385 / 588. Images of the Indian in American Culture. (3)
Analysis of literary, historical, ethnographic and contemporary texts, written by both Indians and non-Indians, to understand Native American peoples’ reaction and adjustment to conquest and domination. (E)
Prerequisite: 331.
{Offered periodically}
ANTH 392 / 594. Arctic Archaeology. (3)
Outlines archeology of northern North America and adjacent regions (including eastern Siberia and NW Coast) from the late Pleistocene to contact with Euro-American cultures.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
ANTH 393. Ancient New Mexico I. (3)
Ancient New Mexico is Part I of a two-semester general series on the archaeology of New Mexico. The period of New Mexico’s earliest settlement at 10,000 B.C. to the advent of early pithouse villages at about A.D. 500 is covered each fall semester. (A)
{Alternate years}
ANTH 394. Ancient New Mexico II. (3)
Ancient New Mexico is Part II of a two-semester general series on the archaeology of New Mexico. The period from the advent of early pithouse villages (A.D. 500) through the rise and fall of Chacoan Society, to the arrival of Spanish settlers in 1595. (A)
{Alternate years}
ANTH 395 / 595. The First Americans. (3)
Presents and interprets the earliest archeology of North America from the terminal Pleistocene through the early Holocene including relevant archeological evidence from eastern Eurasia and South America.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
ANTH 399. Introduction to Field and Laboratory Research. (1-6 to a maximum of 9 Δ)
Directed study under the supervision of a faculty member. (A, E, EV)
Restriction: permission of instructor.
{Offered upon demand}
ANTH 401 / 501. Native American Art I. (3)
(Also offered as ARTH 402)
Archaeological and historic art forms of the Arctic Northwest coast and the eastern woodlands of North America. (E)
{Fall}
ANTH 403 / 503. Native American Art II. (3)
(Also offered as ARTH 406)
Archaeological and historic art forms of the Plains, Southwest and western regions of North America. (E)
{Spring}
ANTH 410 / 510. Topics in Linguistic Anthropology. (3 to a maximum of 15 Δ)
Topics from various areas of anthropological linguistics including, but not limited to, ethnosemantics, the ethnography of communication and the biology of language. (E)
ANTH 416. Introduction to Language Change. (3)
(Also offered as LING 446)
Theories and methods of comparative and historical linguistics, emphasizing change in English, Indo-European and Native American languages. (E)
Prerequisite: 317 or LING 304.
{Alternate years}
ANTH *420. Topics in Archaeology. (3 to a maximum of 15 Δ)
Topics of archaeological interest including gender in archaeology, European contact and post-processualism. (A)
ANTH 444. Anthropology of World Beat. (3)
(Also offered as MUS 444 / 544)
The study of musical globalization, concentrating on the 100 year background of indigenous and ethnic sound recordings that led to the creation of the World Music genre in the late 20th Century. (E)
Prerequisite: 223 or MUS 223.
ANTH 448 / 548. The Anthropology of Music and Sound. (3)
(Also offered as MUS 448 / 548)
The cultural study of music and sound. Course materials are drawn from written and audio music ethnographies of contemporary indigenous, diasporic, refugee, exile, and industrial communities. (E)
Prerequisite: 223 or MUS 223.
ANTH *450. Topics in Biological Anthropology. (3-4 to a maximum of 15 Δ)
ANTH 451 / 651. Bioarcheology. (3)
The analysis of the skeletal remains from past human populations, oriented at the mortality, morbidity and genetic affinities of those extinct populations. (EV)
Prerequisite: 351L.
{Alternate years}
ANTH 454 / 554. Human Paleopathology. (4)
Ancient disease through the study of normal and abnormal bone remodeling processes and dental conditions. Population health evaluated by descriptive and radiologic analyses of human remains. (EV)
Prerequisite: 351L.
{Alternate years}
ANTH 455 / 555. Anthropological Genetics. (3)
(Also offered as BIOL 452)
This course examines theory, data and methods used by genetic anthropologists to address questions about human origins and prehistory, race, natural selection, disease, and the social and scientific implications of research in genetic anthropology. (EV)
Prerequisite: 150 or BIOL 110 or BIOL 123 or BIOL 201L or BIOL 202L.
{Alternate years}
ANTH 457 / 557. Paleoanthropology. (3)
Events and processes leading from the appearance of the human lineage to the beginnings of agriculture, with discussions of Australopithecus and the genus Homo, through Homo sapiens. (EV)
Prerequisite: 351L.
{Alternate years}
ANTH 458 / 558. Dental Anthropology. (4)
A laboratory class that explores the application of data from human and non-human dentitions to anthropological questions. Topics covered include dental anatomy, development, evolution, variation, and pathology.
Prerequisite: 150.
ANTH 459 / 559. Advanced Osteology. (3)
This course is to further develop the skills of graduate and senior undergraduate students in human osteology and to introduce advanced methods of skeletal analysis. Both lecture and laboratory components. (EV)
Prerequisite: 351L or equivalent, upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
ANTH 462. Human Evolutionary Ecology. (3)
The capstone course for Anthropology concentrators in Human Evolutionary Ecology. Provides students with a broad, but deep, overview of the major theoretical issues in HEE and of empirical data brought to bear on them. (EV)
Prerequisite: 360
ANTH 464 / 564. Human Behavioral Evolution. (3)
Behavioral transitions throughout human evolution, including social systems, diet, life history, intelligence and locomotion. Focus on hominid origins, the transition from ape-like to human-like hominid, and the origin of our own species.
Prerequisite: 357.
ANTH 473L / 573L. Archaeological Measurement and Laboratory Analysis. (4)
Emphasizes the methods and techniques employed to construct and analyze archaeological materials. Style, function and technology of flaked and ground stone and ceramics are considered. Course work includes readings, discussions and laboratory exercises. Exercises focus on the construction, analysis and interpretation of data. (A)
Prerequisite: 320.
{Alternate years}
ANTH 480 / 580. Ceramic Analysis. (3)
Basic concepts, methods and approaches used in the analysis of archaeological pottery. Lectures cover concepts and strategies. Labs give practical experience with techniques of analysis. (A)
{Spring}
ANTH 482L / 582L. Geoarchaeology. (3)
(Also offered as EPS 482L)
Application of geological concepts to archaeological site formation with emphasis on pre-ceramic prehistory of the southwestern United States. Quaternary dating methods, paleoenvironment, landscape evolution, depositional environments. Quaternary stratigraphy, soil genesis, sourcing of lithic materials, site formation processes. Required field trip. (A)
Prerequisite: (120 and 122L) and 220 and EPS 101 and EPS 105L.
Restriction: junior standing.
{Alternate Years}
ANTH 485 / 585. Seminar in Museum Methods. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
(Also offered as ARTH, MSST 485)
Theoretical and practical work in specific museum problems. (E)
Prerequisite: 402 or ARTH 407.
ANTH 486 / 586. Practicum: Museum Methods. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
(Also offered as ARTH, MSST 486)
Practicum in museum methods and management. (E)
Prerequisite: 402 or ARTH 407.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
ANTH 491 / 591. Population Genetics. (3)
(Also offered as BIOL 491)
This course investigates how genetic variation is patterned within and between and how these patterns change over time. Topics include neutral theory, population structure, phylogenetics, coalescent theory, molecular clock, and laboratory methods. (EV)
ANTH 495 / 596. Summer Institute in Cultural Resource Management. (9)
Summer Institute in Cultural Resource Management. Two weeks lecture, six weeks internship. Classes introduce knowledge/skills needed for a career in CRM. Supervised work experience in government or private firms.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
ANTH 497. Individual Study. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
Directed study of topics not covered in regular courses. (A, E, EV)
ANTH 498. Honors Seminar. (3)
Readings and discussions concerning anthropological research methods, sources, goals and professional ethics. Open to upper-division majors and concentrators whose applications for the honors program have been approved. (A, E, EV)
Restriction: permission of instructor.
{Fall}
ANTH *499. Field Research. (2-6 to a maximum of 9 Δ)
Field research for qualified advanced undergraduate or graduate students with previous experience in archaeology, biological anthropology, human evolutionary ecology, linguistics or general ethnology. Problems are selected on the basis of student-faculty interest and field research opportunities. (A, E, EV)
Restriction: permission of instructor.
{Offered upon demand}
ANTH 501 / 401. Native American Art I. (3)
(Also offered as ARTH 502)
Archaeological and historic art forms of the Arctic Northwest coast and the eastern woodlands of North America. (E)
{Fall}
ANTH 503 / 403. Native American Art II. (3)
(Also offered as ARTH 506)
Archaeological and historic art forms of the Plains, Southwest and western regions of North America.
(E)
{Spring}
ANTH 509. Seminar in Native American Art. (3, no limit Δ)
(Also offered as ARTH 559)
(E)
Restriction: permission of instructor.
Prerequisite: 501 and 503.
{Offered upon demand}
ANTH 510 / 410. Topics in Linguistic Anthropology. (3 to a maximum of 15 Δ)
Topics from various areas of anthropological linguistics including, but not limited to, ethnosemantics, the ethnography of communication and the biology of language. (E)
ANTH 511 / 310. Language and Culture. (3)
(Also offered as CJ 519, LING 559)
Examination of the interrelations of language and speech with other selected aspects of culture and cognition. (E)
Prerequisite: 110 or LING 101 or LING 301.
{Spring}
ANTH 514. Seminar: Linguistic Theory. (3, no limit Δ [3])
(Also offered as LING 554)
Current topics and issues in phonology, syntax or semantics. (E)
ANTH 521 / 321. Southwest Archaeology. (3)
An intensive survey of Southwest prehistory including discussion of major interpretative problems. Covers the period from 11,000 years ago to historic times.(A)
{Fall}
ANTH 522. Lithic Analysis. (3)
Examines how flaked stone artifacts can be studied and contribute to archaeological research. Includes such topics as raw material procurement; manufacturing technology; tool morphology, function, and style; debitage; and theoretical frameworks.
Restriction: admitted to Anthropology graduate program.
ANTH 524 / 324. South American Archaeology. (3)
Archaeology of South America from the Paleo-Indian to the European colonial period. Emphasizes the origins and evolution of Andean civilization and associated interpretive problems. (A)
{Alternate years}
ANTH 525 / 325. Stone Age Europe. (3)
The prehistory of Europe with emphasis on hunter-gatherer adaptations of the Pleistocene and early Holocene, using primary data sources. (A)
Prerequisite: 101 or (120 and 122L) or 220.
{Alternate years}
ANTH 527 / 327. African Prehistory. (3)
Straus
The prehistory of Africa from the appearance of the first hominids to the development of complex societies. (A)
Prerequisite: 101 or (120 and 122L) or 220.
{Alternate years}
ANTH 528 / 328. Near Eastern Archaeology. (3)
A survey of the Near Eastern culture area from the origins of agriculture to the development of Bronze Age civilization. (A)
{Offered periodically}
ANTH 529. Archaeology of Complex Societies. (3)
Comparative approach to origin and development of stratified societies and pristine states as known from the archaeological record. (A)
ANTH 530. Topics in Ethnology. (3, no limit Δ)
Current topics in ethnology to be explored in experimental seminars. (E)
ANTH 532 / 332. Indigenous Peoples of South America. (3)
Culture and history of indigenous peoples of South America. Selected examples from lowland and highland regions. (E)
{Offered periodically}
ANTH 533 / 333. Ritual Symbols and Behavior. (3)
(Also offered as RELG 533)
Ethnographic studies and a variety of anthropological approaches to ritual are read to examine the defining characteristics of ritual activity and its contemporary significance in peoples' lives. (E)
{Offered annually}
ANTH 536. Theories of Symbolic Action. (3)
An overview of a variety of anthropological approaches to ritualized activity, including symbolic, semiotic and performative approaches. (E)
ANTH 537. Seminar: Southwestern Ethnology. (3)
Examination of data and theories relevant to study of Indian, Hispanic and dominant society cultures in southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico. Student research generated from students professional interests. Non-majors admitted. (E)
ANTH 539 / 339. Human Rights in Anthropology. (3)
A description and analysis of competing theories about the content of human rights; the history, politics and economics of human rights situations. Emphasis on the interplay among power, difference, “culture” and human rights abuses. (E)
ANTH 540 / 340. Topics in Cultural Anthropology. (3, no limit Δ)
Current topics in sociocultural anthropology to be explored in experimental courses. (E)
ANTH 541. Problems and Practice in Ethnography. (3)
A practicum in ethnographic methods and theory. (E)
ANTH 543 / 343. Latin American Cultures and Societies. (3)
Cultural and social institutions common throughout Latin America and their historical antecedents. Contemporary social movements and their prognosis for the immediate future. Analysis of the variations among selected Latin American societies.
(E)
{Offered annually}
ANTH 546. Theory in Ethnology I. (3)
Early history of anthropology from 19th-century cultural evolutionists to anthropology of the mid-20th century. Contributions of Historical School, Structural Functionalists and Neo-Evolutionists. (E)
{Fall}
ANTH 547. Theory in Ethnology II. (3)
Early history of anthropology from 19th-century cultural evolutionists to anthropology of the mid-20th century. Contributions of Historical School, Structural Functionalists and Neo-Evolutionists. (E)
{Fall}
ANTH 548 / 448. The Anthropology of Music and Sound. (3)
(Also offered as MUS 448 / 548)
The cultural study of music and sound. Course materials are drawn from written and audio music ethnographies of contemporary indigenous, diasporic, refugee, exile, and industrial communities. (E)
Restriction: instructor permission.
ANTH 550. Topics in Biological Anthropology. (3-4 to a maximum of 15 Δ)
ANTH 554 / 454. Human Paleopathology. (4 )
Ancient disease through the study of normal and abnormal bone remodeling processes and dental conditions. Population health evaluated by descriptive and radiologic analyses of human remains. (EV)
Prerequisite: 351L.
{Alternate years}
ANTH 555 / 455. Anthropological Genetics. (3)
This course examines theory, data and methods used by genetic anthropologists to address questions about human origins and prehistory, race, natural selection, disease, and the social and scientific implications of research in genetic anthropology. (EV)
Prerequisite: 150 or BIOL 110 or BIOL 123 or BIOL 201L or BIOL 202L.
{Alternate years}
ANTH 557 / 457. Paleoanthropology. (3)
Events and processes leading from the appearance of the human lineage to the beginnings of agriculture, with discussions of Australopithecus and the genus Homo, through Homo sapiens. (EV)
Prerequisite: 351L.
{Alternate years}
ANTH 558 / 458. Dental Anthropology. (4)
A laboratory class that explores the application of data from human and non-human dentitions to anthropological questions. Topics covered include dental anatomy, development, evolution, variation, and pathology.
ANTH 559 / 459. Advanced Osteology. (4 )
This course is to further develop the skills of graduate and senior undergraduate students in human osteology and to introduce advanced methods of skeletal analysis. Both lecture and laboratory components. (EV)
Prerequisite: 351L or equivalent, upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
ANTH 560. Advanced Topics in Evolutionary Anthropology. (3 to a maximum of 15 Δ)
Topics of interest including Critical reading, Anthropological economics, Life history strategies, Primate reproductive strategies, Game theory. (EV)
ANTH 561. Seminar: Human Reproductive Ecology and Biology. (3)
Investigates relationships between ecology, ontogeny and reproduction in terms of energy allocation trade-offs faced by individuals and age/sex/group-specific behavioral/physiological solutions which together describe human life history strategy variation. (EV)
{Alternate years}
ANTH 562. Human Life History. (3)
In-depth treatment of human life history evolution. Covers basic population demography; mortality, senescence, menopause, mating, reproduction, parental investment with additional focus on brain evolution. Experiences in evaluation and building mathematical models of fitness trade-offs. (EV)
Prerequisite: (360 or BIOL 300) and MATH 121.
ANTH 563 / 363. Primate Social Behavior. (3)
Special emphasis will be on strategies of survival, reproduction, mating and rearing, in the complex social systems of apes and monkeys. The costs and benefits of alternative strategies are used to understand individual life histories. (EV)
{Alternate years}
ANTH 564 / 464. Human Behavioral Evolution. (3)
Behavioral transitions throughout human evolution, including social systems, diet, life history, intelligence and locomotion. Focus on hominid origins, the transition from ape-like to human-like hominid, and the origin of our own species.
Prerequisite: 357.
NONE 570. Advanced Topics in Archaeology. (3 to a maximum of 15 Δ)
ANTH 573. Topics in Advanced Technical Studies in Archaeology. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)
ANTH 573L / 473L. Archaeological Measurement and Laboratory Analysis. (4)
Emphasizes the methods and techniques employed to construct and analyze archaeological materials. Style, function and technology of flaked and ground stone and ceramics are considered. Course work includes readings, discussions and laboratory exercises. Exercises focus on the construction, analysis and interpretation of data. (A)
Prerequisite: 320.
{Alternate years}
ANTH 574. History and Theory of Archaeology. (3)
Advanced discussion of concepts and theories within world archaeology. The course emphasizes the structure of archaeological thought in culture history, new archaeology, evolutionary theory and post-modernism. (A)
Restriction: admitted to ANTH graduate program.
{Fall}
ANTH 575 / 375. Archaeology Field Session. (2-6 to a maximum of 12 Δ)
Intensive instruction in archaeological field and laboratory techniques and the opportunity for independent student research. (A)
Restriction: permission of instructor.
ANTH 576. Seminar: Southwestern Archaeology. (3)
In-depth analysis of current research issues and topics in Southwest archaeology. (A)
ANTH 577. Seminar: European Prehistory. (3 to a maximum of 9 Δ)
Explores critical issues and debates in different periods of European prehistory, based on primary sources. (A)
ANTH 579. Current Debates in Archaeology. (3)
Advanced discussion of current theoretical debates in archaeology, including Processual and Post-processual paradigms, formation processes; middle-range, optimal foraging, evolutionary, hunter-gatherer mobility theories; cultural ecology; and origins of agriculture and complex society. (A)
ANTH 580 / 480. Ceramic Analysis. (3)
Basic concepts, methods and approaches used in the analysis of archaeological pottery. Lectures cover concepts and strategies. Labs give practical experience with techniques of analysis. (A)
ANTH 581 / 381. The Anthropology of Heritage. (3)
This class explores ethical issues and debates surrounding heritage-making practices and discourses through lens of ethnological, archaeological, and evolutionary anthropology. It problematizes the boundaries between different constructions of the past and present.
ANTH 582L / 482L. Geoarchaeology. (3)
(Also offered as EPS 582L)
Application of geological concepts to archaeological site formation with emphasis on pre-ceramic prehistory of the southwestern United States. Quaternary dating methods, paleoenvironment, landscape evolution, depositional environments. Quaternary stratigraphy, soil genesis, sourcing of lithic materials, site formation processes. Required field trip. (A)
{Alternate Years}
ANTH 585 / 485. Seminar in Museum Methods. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
(Also offered as ARTH, MSST 585)
Theoretical and practical work in specific museum problems. (E)
Prerequisite: 402 or ARTH 407.
ANTH 586 / 486. Practicum: Museum Methods. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
(Also offered as ARTH, MSST 586)
Practicum in museum methods and management. (E)
Prerequisite: 585 or ARTH 585.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
{Offered upon demand}
ANTH 588 / 385. Images of the Indian in American Culture. (3)
Analysis of literary, historical, ethnographic and contemporary texts, written by both Indians and non-Indians, to understand Native American peoples’ reaction and adjustment to conquest and domination. (E)
Prerequisite: 331.
{Offered periodically}
ANTH 591 / 491. Population Genetics. (3)
(Also offered as BIOL 591)
This course investigates how genetic variation is patterned within and between and how these patterns change over time. Topics include neutral theory, population structure, phylogenetics, coalescent theory, molecular clock, and laboratory methods. (EV)
ANTH 592. Managing Cultural Resources. (3)
Examines the history and philosophy of statutes, regulations, consultation processes, research directions and funding sources underlying management of archaeological sites, traditional cultural properties, historic buildings, cultural and historical landscapes, and museum collections. (A)
ANTH 593. Cultural Resource Management Archaeology. (3)
This course covers basic business practices in archaeological consulting; research designs and proposals in a contract environment; best-practice fieldwork and analytical strategies; and the requirements for legal compliance.
ANTH 594 / 392. Arctic Archaeology. (3)
Outlines archeology of northern North America and adjacent regions (including eastern Siberia and NW Coast) from the late Pleistocene to contact with Euro-American cultures.
ANTH 595 / 395. The First Americans. (3)
Presents and interprets the earliest archeology of North America from the terminal Pleistocene through the early Holocene including relevant archeological evidence from eastern Eurasia and South America.
ANTH 596 / 495. Summer Institute in Cultural Resource Management. (9)
Summer Institute in Cultural Resource Management. Two weeks lecture, six weeks internship. Classes introduce knowledge/skills needed for a career in CRM. Supervised work experience in government or private firms.
ANTH 597. Problems. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
Limited to graduate majors in the master’s program. (A, E, EV)
ANTH 598. Advanced Research. (3, no limit Δ)
Limited to graduate majors in the master’s program. (A, E, EV)
ANTH 599. Master's Thesis. (1-6, no limit Δ)
Offered on a CR/NC basis only.
(A, E, EV)
ANTH 620. Topics in Interdisciplinary Biological and Biomedical Sciences. (3, unlimited Δ)
(Also offered as BIOL, CS, STAT 520, ECE 620)
Varying interdisciplinary topics taught by collaborative scientists from UNM, SFI, and LANL.
ANTH 624. Collaborative Interdisciplinary Teaching. (3)
(Also offered as BIOL 524)
Course designed to develop the methods content and assessment of effective interdisciplinary biological courses; Students will develop and teach an undergraduate interdisciplinary topics course. Topics vary.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
ANTH 651 / 451. Bioarcheology. (3)
The analysis of the skeletal remains from past human populations, oriented at the mortality, morbidity and genetic affinities of those extinct populations. (EV)
Prerequisite: 351L.
ANTH 661 / 361. Behavioral Ecology and Biology of Sex Roles. (3)
Uses the perspective of evolutionary biology to examine the diversity of sex roles played by men and women in the historical and cross-cultural record. (EV)
{Alternate years}
ANTH 662 / 362. Great Apes: Mind and Behavior. (3)
Explores recent research in both captivity and the wild on cognition and behavior of great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos, orangutans), the closest living relatives of humans. (EV)
{Alternate years}
ANTH 663. Human Evolutionary Ecology Research Methods and Design. (3)
Provides an overview of research design and methods utilized in the social/behavioral sciences and public health. It introduces a ‘top-down,’ problem-oriented approach to question development, sample selection, design decisions, specific methods, data analysis. (EV)
{Alternate years}
ANTH 664. Human Evolutionary Ecology Data Analysis. (3)
Utilizes existing datasets (student- or instructor-generated). Provides ‘hands-on’ training in data analysis with goal of publishable article. Focuses on data issues, selection of appropriate models and problems of interpretation. (EV)
Prerequisite: ECON 509 or ECON 510 or STAT 527 or STAT 528 or STAT 574.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
ANTH 675. Anthropological Research Proposals. (3)
Exploration and evaluation of practical anthropological research designs. Exhaustive preparation of realistic grant proposals for specific student-generated projects, with intensive group criticism. (A, E, EV)
Prerequisite: M.A. or semester in which M.A. will be received.
ANTH 697. Problems. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
Limited to graduate majors in the doctoral program. (A, E, EV)
ANTH 698. Advanced Research. (3, no limit Δ)
Limited to graduate majors in the doctoral program. (A, E, EV)
ANTH 699. Dissertation. (3-12, no limit Δ)
Offered on a CR/NC basis only.
(A, E, EV)
