CL 336LEC—Greek Archaeology I

This course provides the first of a two-semester overview of Greek civilization through its archaeological remains. Over the semester we will survey settlements, cemeteries, and palaces, as well as pottery, painting, and sculpture spanning Greek (Prehistory). Including the Stone and Bronze Ages, and especially Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations, this evidence will be used to consider theories about developmental trends in culture and society. In the process, we will also take into account archaeological methods as they are used to go about reading the past from material culture.