SOAN262
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Native American Ceramics
Subject code
SOAN
Course Number
262
Course Long Title
Native American Ceramics
Course Description
This class combines hands-on training in Native American pottery techniques with an introduction to archaeological ceramic analysis. In the course of replicating prehistoric Southwestern Native American pottery, students will learn traditional hand building pottery skills while at the same time gaining insights into social significance of pottery. We'll explore gendered divisions in organization of labor; source & meaning of differences in pottery styles across time & space; & analysis of pottery to reconstruct ancient trade & migration patterns, among other topics.
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Department(s)
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Course Type (Attributes)
CP Creative Process (CP)
Credit Type
Institutional
Instructional Method Name
Lecture