LISS.398A-B TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT and HUMAN ADAPTATION in the NEW WORLD

LISS.398A
PART I TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT and HUMAN ADAPTATION: EARLY PEOPLES in the NEW WORLD

traces the evolution of technology and human environmental adaptations from the arrival of people in the Americas to the development of agriculture focusing mainly on Paleo-Indian and Archaic cultures of Mesoamerica and the Greater Southwest.

LISS.398A
PART II TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT and HUMAN ADAPTATION: PRE-EUROPEAN MESOAMERICA

traces the evolution of technology and human environmental adaptations from the adoption of agriculture to European contact in three representative areas of Mesoamerica -- the Valley of Oaxaca, the Valley of Mexico and the Eastern Lowlands.

LISS.398B
PART I TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT and HUMAN ADAPTATION: PRE-EUROPEAN SOUTHWEST

traces the evolution of technology and human environmental adaptations from the adoption of agriculture to European contact in three representative areas of the Greater Southwest -- the San Juan Basin, the Gila-Salt Basin and the Mimbres Basin.

LISS.398B
PART II TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT and HUMAN ADAPTATION: EUROPEAN SOUTHWEST

traces the evolution of technology and human environmental adaptations from European contact to the present in the Greater Southwest focusing on the Rio Grande Basin and adjacent areas. Emphasis is on European impact on indigenous cultures, the interaction of Hispanic and Anglo cultures and their implications for human impacts on the natural environment. Special attention is given to water resources in cultural context.

Usually, two of these courses will be offered in one semester -- e.g, LISS 380 and LISS 381 -- so that both may be taken for the "standard" three credit hours. The courses may be taken individually in any order. However, taking them in the order determined by the numbering sequence is recommended.

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