This course is a survey of North American archaeology including prehistoric and historic periods to consider Native American, frontier, and colonial cultures. A regional approach explores the temporal and geographic range of cultures present in North America with an emphasis on the Southeastern and Southwestern regions. Students examine cultural processes including the emergence and migration of Native Americans in North America, hunter-gatherer traditions, and the evolution of cultural complexity in North America. Satisfies requirement for Archaeology Concentration.GE: Society and Human Behavior