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Course # (Section)
Title
Day/Times
Instructor
Room
PosTag(s)
Info
AS.010.319 (01)
Medieval Art and Architecture of the Holy Land
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Zchomelidse, Nino
Gilman 177
ISLM-ISLMST, HART-MED
Medieval Art and Architecture of the Holy Land AS.010.319 (01)
The course focuses on art and architecture in the political and religious contexts of the Middle East, from the 4th to the 14th c. The three monotheistic religions all claimed specific territories -- in particular the city of Jerusalem -- for cult practices. This situation resulted in military conflicts that had an impact of Jewish, Medieval, Byzantine, and Islamic art in the Holy Land. The political conflicts, which still plague the region today, are rooted in the complex situation of the medieval period. The Roman, Arab, Byzantine, and crusader invasions resulted however in exciting eclectic styles that characterize the art and architecture of the region. We will discuss concepts behind political and religious leadership, as they intersect with the power of the arts.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Zchomelidse, Nino
Room: Gilman 177
Status: Open
Seats Available: 18/19
PosTag(s): ISLM-ISLMST, HART-MED
AS.130.138 (01)
Jerusalem: The Holy City
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Mandell, Alice H
Gilman 50
NEAS-HISCUL
Jerusalem: The Holy City AS.130.138 (01)
This course will survey the cultural history of Jerusalem over three millennia, primarily as the symbolic focus of three faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The course content will focus on the transformation of sacred space as reflected by literary and archaeological evidence by examining the artifacts, architectural monuments, and iconography in relation to written sources. The creation of mythic Jerusalem through event and experience will be examined. Course requirements will focus on the development of advanced writing skills and critical thinking.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Mandell, Alice H
Room: Gilman 50
Status: Open
Seats Available: 65/70
PosTag(s): NEAS-HISCUL
AS.100.374 (01)
Conquest, Conversion, and Language Change in the Middle Ages
Conquest, Conversion, and Language Change in the Middle Ages AS.100.374 (01)
Examines case-studies of imperial conquests (Islamic, Mongol, reconquista, early colonialism) and attendant changes in religion (Christianization; Islamization) and in language (Arabization; transition from Latin to European vernaculars) across medieval Eurasia.
Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations AS.130.101 (01)
Review of important issues in ancient Near Eastern history and culture from the Neolithic era to the Persian period. Included will be an examination of the Neolithic agricultural revolution, the emergence of cities, states and writing, and formation of empires. Cultures such as Sumer and Akkad, Egypt, the Hittites, Israelites, Assyrians, Babylonians, and Persians will be discussed.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Schwartz, Glenn M
Room: Remsen Hall 101
Status: Open
Seats Available: 70/80
PosTag(s): ARCH-ARCH
AS.130.140 (01)
Hebrew Bible / Old Testament
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Lewis, Theodore
Maryland 202
Hebrew Bible / Old Testament AS.130.140 (01)
The Bible is arguably the most read and yet most misinterpreted book of all time, one of the most influential and yet most misapplied work of literature. The Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) is Scripture to Jews and Christians yet also a rich collection of literature w/ numerous literary genres that has been highly influential on secular Western culture. At its core, it is our most important literary source that (when wed with archaeology) helps us to understand the people and culture of Iron Age Israel and Judah. This is an introductory course surveying of the books of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) giving primary attention to the religious ideas they contain and the ancient contexts in which they were composed. Topics include: The Academic Study of Religion, Ancient Creation Accounts, Ancestral Religion, The Exodus and Moses, Covenant, Tribalism and Monarchy, The Ideology of Kingship, Prophecy, Priestly Sources, Psalms, Wisdom Literature, and Apocalyptic Thought.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Lewis, Theodore
Room: Maryland 202
Status: Open
Seats Available: 15/25
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.130.148 (01)
Freshman Seminar: The Development of Useful Things: A Comparative Approach to the Study of Technology and Economy in the Ancient World
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Dumitru, Ioana Andrada
Mattin Center 162
NEAS-ARTARC, ARCH-ARCH
Freshman Seminar: The Development of Useful Things: A Comparative Approach to the Study of Technology and Economy in the Ancient World AS.130.148 (01)
This archaeology course will provide an overview of technological developments in the ancient world (from the Neolithic period to the beginning of the first millennium CE) and will explore their
effects on the organization of economies and societies. Each week we will discuss a technological innovation and assess its impact on the societies that introduced it. This course will focus primarily on developments and case studies from the ancient Near Eastern and eastern Africa. We will depart from this trajectory to engage in relevant comparisons with developments occurring in other areas of the ancient world. Throughout the course, social aspects of technologies will be explored alongside economic aspects. In addition to focusing on the development of technologies as ‘objects’ (stone tools, pottery, metals, etc.), we will study non-material technologies, that arose as solutions to practical problems and have altered the world in important ways (agriculture, animal domestication, writing, etc.). This course approaches past technologies from a number of different perspectives: (1) by learning about particular anthropological and archaeological case studies, (2) by engaging with scholarship focusing on major theoretical and philosophical themes, (3) by engaging with ethnographic research, both in the form of articles and in the form of documentaries, and (4) by means of thought experiments and debates. This course will benefit humanities, social science, and science-oriented students who have an interest in understanding the inner-workings of two important aspects of human societies: technology and economy
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Dumitru, Ioana Andrada
Room: Mattin Center 162
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/18
PosTag(s): NEAS-ARTARC, ARCH-ARCH
AS.130.139 (01)
Stargazing and Reading the Future: Science and Magic in Ancient Egypt
TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Zhang, Lingxin
Shaffer 100
NEAS-HISCUL
Stargazing and Reading the Future: Science and Magic in Ancient Egypt AS.130.139 (01)
Is astrology science? Is ancient medicine magic? What is the logic of divination? I invite you to explore the answers with me by traveling back in time to ancient Egypt, a place where knowledge from the ancient Mediterranean world once converged. We will start by bridging the difference between science and magic and establishing the importance of contextualization in cross-culture studies.
The topics range from the birth of astronomy, the language and logic of dream books to gynecological texts’ connections with love magic.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Zhang, Lingxin
Room: Shaffer 100
Status: Open
Seats Available: 11/18
PosTag(s): NEAS-HISCUL
AS.010.307 (01)
Diplomats, Dealers, and Diggers: The Birth of Archaeology and the Rise of Collecting from the 19th c. to Today
MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Feldman, Marian
Gilman 119
ARCH-ARCH
Diplomats, Dealers, and Diggers: The Birth of Archaeology and the Rise of Collecting from the 19th c. to Today AS.010.307 (01)
The development of archaeology in the Middle East – its history of explorers, diplomats, missionaries and gentlemen-scholars – profoundly shaped the modern world, from the creation of new museums and the antiquities market to international relations and terrorism.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Feldman, Marian
Room: Gilman 119
Status: Open
Seats Available: 13/19
PosTag(s): ARCH-ARCH
AS.010.112 (01)
Freshman Seminar - Lower, Later, Farther Away: Roman Art Beyond the Center
TTh 4:30PM - 5:45PM
Bevis, Elizabeth Allison
Gilman 208
Freshman Seminar - Lower, Later, Farther Away: Roman Art Beyond the Center AS.010.112 (01)
This course will introduce students to the art of the Roman world through art created by and for the Roman lower classes, art created in late antiquity, and art created in the far provinces of the empire. These topics represent a dramatic shift away from the traditional “center” of the study of Roman art (art created for the wealthy and politically privileged citizens of central Italy between the first century BCE and the first century CE), and are leading to new understanding of marginalized groups in the Roman world.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 4:30PM - 5:45PM
Instructor: Bevis, Elizabeth Allison
Room: Gilman 208
Status: Open
Seats Available: 14/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.130.147 (01)
What My Soul Said To Me
TTh 4:30PM - 5:45PM
Waller, Jill S
Gilman 134
NEAS-ARTARC
What My Soul Said To Me AS.130.147 (01)
“What My Soul Said to Me” will be focused on looking at the mortuary culture in Middle Kingdom Egypt through various types of evidence. By looking at the funerary culture of this age, students will learn about the funerary culture of Egypt during this period and will also become more familiar with the Middle Kingdom period in general. More importantly, students will be encouraged to think
about larger topics involved in archaeological and historical studies, while using Middle Kingdom period Egypt as a setting to focus those discussions. This course is aimed at students without a previous background in archaeology or Egyptology, but more advanced students are welcome.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 4:30PM - 5:45PM
Instructor: Waller, Jill S
Room: Gilman 134
Status: Open
Seats Available: 14/18
PosTag(s): NEAS-ARTARC
AS.130.216 (01)
History of the Jews in Modern Times, from the Middle Ages to 1917
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Katz, David
Smokler Center Library
INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST
History of the Jews in Modern Times, from the Middle Ages to 1917 AS.130.216 (01)
A broad survey of the significant political and cultural dynamics of Jewish history in the Medieval, Early-Modern, and Modern Eras.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Instructor: Katz, David
Room: Smokler Center Library
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/19
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST
AS.130.219 (01)
The Art of War and Peace in Ancient Mesopotamia
MW 4:30PM - 5:45PM
Taylor, Avary Kathryn
Gilman 277
NEAS-ARTARC, ARCH-ARCH
The Art of War and Peace in Ancient Mesopotamia AS.130.219 (01)
Ancient Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq, Syria, and Iran, is the “cradle of civilization.” It witnessed new inventions previously unknown to the ancient world: urban cities, writing systems, kingship,
and empires. This course examines the close relationship between war and peace and art in ancient Mesopotamia (ancient Sumer, Babylonia, and Assyria) from 3500 to 539 BCE. During the semester students will be introduced to the art, architecture, and archaeology of ancient Mesopotamia. This course is aimed at students without a previous background in art historical or archaeological approaches to Mesopotamia, but more advanced students are welcome.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 4:30PM - 5:45PM
Instructor: Taylor, Avary Kathryn
Room: Gilman 277
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/15
PosTag(s): NEAS-ARTARC, ARCH-ARCH
AS.130.300 (01)
History of Ancient Mesopotamia
T 2:00PM - 4:30PM
Delnero, Paul
Gilman 130G
History of Ancient Mesopotamia AS.130.300 (01)
A survey of the history of Sumer, Babylonia, and Assyria.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 2:00PM - 4:30PM
Instructor: Delnero, Paul
Room: Gilman 130G
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.130.353 (01)
Space Archaeology: An Introduction to Satellite Remote Sensing, GIS and GPS
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Harrower, Michael James
Krieger 108
ARCH-ARCH
Space Archaeology: An Introduction to Satellite Remote Sensing, GIS and GPS AS.130.353 (01)
This course introduces technologies archaeologists use to map ancient landscapes. These include Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping software, advanced Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers, and various types of satellite imagery.
Taught together with AS.131.653.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Instructor: Harrower, Michael James
Room: Krieger 108
Status: Open
Seats Available: 11/15
PosTag(s): ARCH-ARCH
AS.130.364 (01)
Archaeology of Arabia
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Harrower, Michael James
Gilman 119
ISLM-ISLMST, ARCH-ARCH
Archaeology of Arabia AS.130.364 (01)
This course examines the archaeology of the Arabian Peninsula from the earliest Paleolithic in the region (c. 1.5 million years ago) through the first few centuries of the Islamic era (c. 1000 AD). We will review basic geology and environmental conditions, examine the development of animal herding and crop cultivating lifeways, and scrutinize the rise of ancient South Arabian complex societies and civilizations. Co-listed with AS.131.664.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Harrower, Michael James
Room: Gilman 119
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/15
PosTag(s): ISLM-ISLMST, ARCH-ARCH
AS.130.388 (01)
Elementary Sumerian
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Chapin, Michael A
MSE Library Eisenberg
Elementary Sumerian AS.130.388 (01)
An introduction to the paleography, grammar and lexicon of the Sumerian language, and the reading of simpler texts in that language.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Chapin, Michael A
Room: MSE Library Eisenberg
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.130.328 (01)
Ancient Egypt /Africa
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Bryan, Betsy Morrell
Gilman 130G
ARCH-ARCH
Ancient Egypt /Africa AS.130.328 (01)
Recent excavation and research have shed light on several ancient cultures of the Nile and its tributaries.
We will look at the available archaeological and textual (all Egyptian) evidence for these societies and their interactions with Egypt between 3500 and 300 B.C. We will also discuss research aims and methods employed now and in the past in Egypt and the Sudan.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Bryan, Betsy Morrell
Room: Gilman 130G
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/19
PosTag(s): ARCH-ARCH
AS.270.205 (01)
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and Geospatial Analysis
M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Chen, Xin
Krieger 108
GECS-SCI, ARCH-RELATE, ENVS-MINOR
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and Geospatial Analysis AS.270.205 (01)
The course provides a broad introduction to the principles and practice of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and related tools of Geospatial Analysis. Topics will include history of GIS, GIS data structures, data acquisition and merging, database management, spatial analysis, and GIS applications. In addition, students will get hands-on experience working with GIS software.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Chen, Xin
Room: Krieger 108
Status: Open
Seats Available: 18/25
PosTag(s): GECS-SCI, ARCH-RELATE, ENVS-MINOR
AS.130.440 (01)
Elementary Biblical Hebrew
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Church, Gregory Paul
MSE Library Eisenberg
Elementary Biblical Hebrew AS.130.440 (01)
Introduction to the grammar, vocabulary, and writing system of biblical Hebrew.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Church, Gregory Paul
Room: MSE Library Eisenberg
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/10
PosTag(s): n/a
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Course # (Section)
Title
Day/Times
Instructor
Room
PosTag(s)
Info
AS.130.177 (01)
World Prehistory: An Anthropological Perspective
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Harrower, Michael James
Gilman 55
ARCH-ARCH, GECS-SOCSCI
World Prehistory: An Anthropological Perspective AS.130.177 (01)
How and why did our nomadic hunting and gathering ancestors become farmers? What led agricultural societies to build cities, develop writing, religious institutions, wage war, and trade for exotic goods? This course surveys prehistory and ancient history from the origins of human culture to the emergence civilization. Although prehistory and ancient history yield evidence of tremendous cultural diversity this course emphasizes common elements of past human experience, culture, and culture change. These include the origins of modern humans and their adjustment to a variety of post-ice age environments, shifts from hunting and gathering to agricultural lifeways, and the initial development of the world’s earliest cities and civilizations.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Instructor: Harrower, Michael James
Room: Gilman 55
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/40
PosTag(s): ARCH-ARCH, GECS-SOCSCI
AS.010.444 (01)
Classics Research Lab: Antioch Recovery Project (ARP)
Th 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Stager, Jennifer M S
Gilman 261
HART-ANC, ARCH-ARCH
Classics Research Lab: Antioch Recovery Project (ARP) AS.010.444 (01)
Antioch Recovery Project investigates mosaics from the ancient city of Antioch (modern Antakya, Turkey, near the border with Syria) now in the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art. Excavated by an international team of archaeologists in the 1930s, hundreds of ancient mosaics from the cosmopolitan city were subsequently dispersed to museums across the globe, with twenty-four mosaics entering the collection of the BMA. Phase I will focus on the digital documentation and analysis of the mosaic of Narcissus as a prototype for ongoing research bringing together the fragments of ancient Antioch for contemporary beholders. The Greek myth of Narcissus tells the story of a beautiful Theban hunter doomed to love his own reflection and is the origin of the modern psychiatric term “narcissism”. Researching the mythology, materials, conservation history, archival material, historiography, and contemporary reception of the Narcissus mosaic and myth offers extensive opportunities to collaborate with scholars across a range of disciplines at JHU, in the Baltimore museum community, and beyond. Investigators will move between the Baltimore Museum of Art, the CRL processing lab in Gilman Hall, and Special Collections. The course will involve some travel to visit other mosaics from Antioch now in collections at Harvard’s Dumbarton Oaks in Washington D.C., and the Princeton Art Museum in Princeton, New Jersey.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: Th 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Stager, Jennifer M S
Room: Gilman 261
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/12
PosTag(s): HART-ANC, ARCH-ARCH
AS.010.315 (01)
Art of the Assyrian Empire, 1000-600 BCE
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Feldman, Marian
Gilman 177
HART-ANC, ARCH-ARCH
Art of the Assyrian Empire, 1000-600 BCE AS.010.315 (01)
From 900 to 609 BCE, the Assyrian Empire dominated the ancient Near Eastern world, stretching from western Iran to the Mediterranean and Egypt. In concert with imperial expansion came an explosion of artistic production ranging from palace wall reliefs to small-scale luxury objects. This course provides an integrated picture of the imperial arts of this first world empire, situating it within the broader social and political contexts of the first millennium BCE. In its conquest of foreign lands, this powerful state came in contact with and appropriated a diversity of cultures, such as Phoenicia, Egypt, and Greece, which we will also study.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Feldman, Marian
Room: Gilman 177
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/18
PosTag(s): HART-ANC, ARCH-ARCH
AS.130.218 (01)
Language and Society
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Medill, Kathryn Anne
Maryland 104
COGS-LING
Language and Society AS.130.218 (01)
We all use language every day—not just to communicate information, but to communicate who we are. How does this work? What do our language choices tell others about us? This course will consider some of the ways in which language and society are entangled—both the ways that different social categories are encoded in language, and the ways that groups of people use language to define themselves. Along the way, the course will address questions of dialect, diglossia, multilingualism, style, language planning, politeness, language and gender, language and power, and more.
This course is designed for students without a background in linguistics. During the semester students will learn the basic research methods used by sociolinguists, then complete a project on a topic of their choosing.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Medill, Kathryn Anne
Room: Maryland 104
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/19
PosTag(s): COGS-LING
AS.130.216 (01)
History of the Jews in Modern Times, from the Middle Ages to 1917
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Katz, David
Smokler Center Library
NEAS-HISCUL, INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST
History of the Jews in Modern Times, from the Middle Ages to 1917 AS.130.216 (01)
A broad survey of the significant political and cultural dynamics of Jewish history in the Medieval, Early-Modern, and Modern Eras.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Katz, David
Room: Smokler Center Library
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/20
PosTag(s): NEAS-HISCUL, INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST
AS.130.214 (01)
The Origins of Civilization: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Schwartz, Glenn M
Shaffer 300
ARCH-ARCH, NEAS-ARTARC, NEAS-HISCUL
The Origins of Civilization: A Cross-Cultural Perspective AS.130.214 (01)
One of the most significant transformations in human history was the “urban revolution” in which cities, writing, and social classes formed for the first time. In this course, we compare five areas where this development occurred: China, Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley, Egypt, and Mesoamerica (Mexico/Guatemala/Honduras/Belize). In each region, we review the physical setting, the archaeological and textual evidence, and the theories advanced to explain the rise (and eventual collapse) of these complex societies.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Schwartz, Glenn M
Room: Shaffer 300
Status: Open
Seats Available: 39/50
PosTag(s): ARCH-ARCH, NEAS-ARTARC, NEAS-HISCUL
AS.130.346 (01)
Introduction to the History of Rabbinic Literature
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Katz, David
Smokler Center Library
Introduction to the History of Rabbinic Literature AS.130.346 (01)
Broadly surveying classic rabbinic literature, including the Talmud and its commentaries, the legal codes and the response, this seminar explores the immanent as well as the external factors that shaped the development of this literature, the seminal role of this literature in Jewish self-definition and self-perception, and the role of this literature in pre-modern and modern Jewish culture.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Katz, David
Room: Smokler Center Library
Status: Open
Seats Available: 17/20
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.130.126 (01)
Gods and Monsters in Ancient Egypt
MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Jasnow, Richard
Olin 305
ARCH-RELATE
Gods and Monsters in Ancient Egypt AS.130.126 (01)
A basic introduction to Egyptian Religion, with a special focus on the nature of the gods and how humans interact with them. We will devote particular time to the Book of the Dead and to the "magical" aspects of religion designed for protective purposes.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Instructor: Jasnow, Richard
Room: Olin 305
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/100
PosTag(s): ARCH-RELATE
AS.130.203 (01)
Archaeology of Africa: From Human Origins to the Emergence of Civilizations
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Harrower, Michael James
Gilman 17
ARCH-ARCH, NEAS-ARTARC
Archaeology of Africa: From Human Origins to the Emergence of Civilizations AS.130.203 (01)
This course examines Africa’s ancient past from the emergence of biologically modern humans, ancient hunter-gatherers, the earliest animal herding and farming populations, to cities and civilizations. While Egypt plays an undeniably central role in world history, this course concentrates in particular on ancient geographies other than Egypt.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Harrower, Michael James
Room: Gilman 17
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/15
PosTag(s): ARCH-ARCH, NEAS-ARTARC
AS.130.382 (01)
History of Mesopotamia II
F 2:00PM - 4:30PM
Lauinger, Jacob
Gilman 130G
History of Mesopotamia II AS.130.382 (01)
A survey of the history of Sumer, Babylonia, and Assyria.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: F 2:00PM - 4:30PM
Instructor: Lauinger, Jacob
Room: Gilman 130G
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.130.389 (01)
Elementary Sumerian II
Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Chapin, Michael A
MSE Library Eisenberg
NEAS-HISCUL
Elementary Sumerian II AS.130.389 (01)
An introduction to the paleography,, grammar and lexicon of the Sumerian language and the reading of simpler texts in that language.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Chapin, Michael A
Room: MSE Library Eisenberg
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/10
PosTag(s): NEAS-HISCUL
AS.130.401 (01)
Introduction To Middle Egyptian
MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Zhang, Lingxin
MSE Library Eisenberg
Introduction To Middle Egyptian AS.130.401 (01)
Introduction to the grammar and writing system of the classical language of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom (ca. 2011- 1700 B.C.). Co-listed with AS.133.601.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Instructor: Zhang, Lingxin
Room: MSE Library Eisenberg
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.130.441 (01)
Elementary Biblical Hebrew
Church, Gregory Paul
MSE Library Eisenberg
Elementary Biblical Hebrew AS.130.441 (01)
Survey of grammar and reading of simple texts. (Credit given only on completion of AS.130.440 and AS.130.441). May not be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times:
Instructor: Church, Gregory Paul
Room: MSE Library Eisenberg
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.130.443 (01)
Reading Of Hebrew Prose
M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Church, Gregory Paul
MSE Library Eisenberg
Reading Of Hebrew Prose AS.130.443 (01)
Reading of Biblical Hebrew prose, especially from the Pentateuch, Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Church, Gregory Paul
Room: MSE Library Eisenberg
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.136.101 (01)
Introduction To Archaeology
MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Anderson, Emily S.K.
Shaffer 100
ARCH-ARCH
Introduction To Archaeology AS.136.101 (01)
An introduction to archaeology and to archaeological method and theory, exploring how archaeologists excavate, analyze, and interpret ancient remains in order to reconstruct how ancient societies functioned. Specific examples from a variety of archaeological projects in different parts of the world will be used to illustrate techniques and principles discussed.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Anderson, Emily S.K.
Room: Shaffer 100
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/50
PosTag(s): ARCH-ARCH
AS.270.205 (01)
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and Geospatial Analysis
MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Kelly, Rebecca E
Krieger 108
ARCH-RELATE, ENVS-MINOR
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and Geospatial Analysis AS.270.205 (01)
The course provides a broad introduction to the principles and practice of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and related tools of Geospatial Analysis. Topics will include history of GIS, GIS data structures, data acquisition and merging, database management, spatial analysis, and GIS applications. In addition, students will get hands-on experience working with GIS software.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Kelly, Rebecca E
Room: Krieger 108
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/24
PosTag(s): ARCH-RELATE, ENVS-MINOR
AS.134.408 (01)
The Book of Ezekiel
T 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Lewis, Theodore
Gilman 130G
NEAS-HISCUL
The Book of Ezekiel AS.134.408 (01)
A rapid reading course aimed at increasing proficiency in reading the Hebrew text of the book of Ezekiel. Various aspects of translation and interpretation will be studied (e.g., grammar,
textual criticism, Philology) including literary, historical, and theological questions.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Lewis, Theodore
Room: Gilman 130G
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/10
PosTag(s): NEAS-HISCUL
AS.130.420 (01)
Seminar in Research Methods in Near Eastern Studies: Religion and Science
W 2:00PM - 4:30PM
Delnero, Paul
Gilman 130G
ARCH-RELATE
Seminar in Research Methods in Near Eastern Studies: Religion and Science AS.130.420 (01)
This writing intensive seminar examines the relationship between religion and science in ancient Mesopotamia and the rest of the Near East from the 4th millennium to the Hellenistic period. Using a variety of case studies, and through engagement with scholarly literature
pertaining to the topic of the course, students will develop skills in specific research skills such as critical reading, analysis, and interpretation.
