Advanced Studies in Death in Antiquity
Classics · 3 hrs Lecture
Offered: Every Third Year
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CLAS-4320 prerequisites
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Description
This course approaches topics relating to death in antiquity (emphasizing Roman antiquity) from two disciplinary perspectives, Anthropology and Classics. Topics include beliefs and philosophies about the afterlife; causes of death, emphasizing diseases and demographics; the practicalities of planning for death and disposing of the dead; methods and significance of commemoration; rituals of grief and mourning; spatial distribution of cemeteries; methods and theories in mortuary archaeology; and analysis of osteological, artifactual and architectural data. Contemplation of cross-cultural comparisons on these and other topics under study is encouraged. This course prepares students for archaeological work at the graduate level in Classical Archaeology.
Requisite courses
At least 3 credit hours in any Classics course [prerequisite(s)].
Restrictions
Honours Form Required. Students may not hold credit for this course and CLAS-3320 | ANTH-3261.
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