CLASS 6729 - Climate, Archaeology and History

(crosslisted) ANTHR 6729, ARKEO 6729

Fall. 4 credits.

Co-meets with ANTHR 2729/ARKEO 2729/CLASS 2729.

S. Manning.

An introduction to the story of how human history from the earliest times through to the recent period interrelates with changing climate conditions on Earth. The course explores the whole expanse of human history, but concentrates on the most recent 15,000 years through to the Little Ice Age (14th-19th centuries AD). Evidence from science, archaeology and history are brought together to assess how climate has shaped the human story.