ANTH 492A - Seminar: Archaeology (in Mesopotamian Prehistory)

Prerequisite

Six credits of anthropology.

Description

Mesopotamia, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in the modern states of Iraq, Syria, and Turkey, is well-known as the "cradle of civilization." The region gains this honor because it was one of the first places on the planet where Neolithic societies domesticated plants and animals, adopted and intensified agriculture, developed writing and established cities, states, and empires. This course will examine the archaeological evidence for these developments, covering the period from 12,000 to 2000 BC.

Important Information

Required readings:

Readings posted to RamCT (https://ramct.colostate.edu/webct/entryPageIns.dowebct)

Textbooks and Materials

Textbooks and materials can be purchased at the CSU Bookstore unless otherwise indicated.

Required

• Ancient Mesopotamia (1999)
  Susan Pollock

Instructors

Andrew Creekmore
(970) 491-5447
andy.creekmore@colostate.edu

Dr. Creekmore is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, Penn State, and Northwestern University. He is a specialist in the archaeology of the Near East, with an emphasis on state formation and urbanism in Mesopotamia during the Late Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age periods. He has taught at CSU since 2008.