ANTH 5020 - The Origins of Agriculture

An intensive study of the human transition from hunting-gathering to cultivation during the post-Pleistocene period. Topics to be treated include: both archaeological and botanical models to explain these processes; the comparison of agricultural systems in various parts of the world; the geographic distribution and biosystematics of selected cultivars; and the cultural systems which have arisen from the economic foundations of plant domestication.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: Junior/senior status; 12 hours of Anthropology; and ANTH 1100, 2100, or consent of instructor.

Credits 3 hrs.

Notes:
Open to Upperclass and Graduate Students. All 5000-level courses have the following prerequisites: Junior/senior status and at least 12 credits in anthropology, including the specific prerequisite for each course.