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Taylor, William

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  • Archaeozoology, Animal domestication, Great Plains, 3D scanning, Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry, ZooMS, Horses, Reindeer, Climate change, Glacial archaeology

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  • ANTH 2200 - The Archaeology of Human History
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2022
    Where do we come from? This course provides a brief introduction to the practice of archaeology and then emphasizes the evidence for major events/transitions in human history over the last 2.5 million years. Required for ANTH majors.
  • ANTH 4020 - Explorations in Anthropology
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2021 / Spring 2023
    Special topics in cultural and physical anthropology, as well as archaeology. Check with the department for semester offerings. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Same as ANTH 5020.
  • ANTH 5020 - Explorations in Anthropology
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2021
    Special topics in cultural and physical anthropology, as well as archaeology. Check with the department for semester offerings. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Same as ANTH 4020.
  • ANTH 7200 - Bridging Seminar
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2023
    Addresses important topics with current theoretical perspectives from at least two anthropological subdisciplines. This provides an interdisciplinary approach across the sub-disciplines of Anthropology: Archaeology, Biological, and Cultural enabling students to better understand and appreciate a holistic approach to anthropological inquiry. Graduate students from other departments may be allowed to take the course if room permits and they have an appropriate background by instructor's permission.
  • MUSM 6110 - Advanced Seminar in Museum Issues
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2020 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2024
    Offers a weekly seminar for museum and field study students that addresses one new topic each semester relevant to museum operations such as archival administration, museums, multiculturalism, repatriation and others. Department enforced prerequisite: MUSM 5011.
  • MUSM 6950 - Master's Thesis
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2024 / Fall 2024
    A thesis, which may be of a research, expository, critical or creative type, is required of every master's degree candidate under the thesis option. Department enforced prerequisites: MUSM 5011 and MUSM 5051 and one of the following: MUSM 5030 or MUSM 5031 or MUSM 5041.
  • MUSM 6960 - Master's Project or Paper
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Summer 2023 / Spring 2024
    A project or paper in the student's discipline and related to some aspect of museum studies is required of every master's degree candidate under the non-thesis-option plan. Department enforced prerequisites: MUSM 5011 and MUSM 5051. Students in collections/field track also need MUSM 5030 or MUSM 5031 or MUSM 5041.

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