ANAR 166. Introduction to Environmental Archaeology—Theory and Method of Socioecodynamics and Human Paleoecology (4 units)
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Description
(Cross-listed with SIO 166.) Introduction to the multidisciplinary tools for paleoenvironmental analysis—from ecology, sedimentology, climatology, zoology, botany, chemistry, and others—and provides the theory and method to investigate the dynamics between human behavior and natural processes. This socioecodynamic perspective facilitates a nuanced understanding of topics such as resource overexploitation, impacts on biodiversity, social vulnerability, sustainability, and responses to climate change. Students may not receive credit for ANAR 166 and SIO 166.
Prerequisite courses
ANAR 166 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have ANAR 166 as a prerequisite.