Undergraduate Courses in Classical Archaeology SUBJECT=CLARCH (Division 342) Search the Course Database CLARCH 221 / HISTART 221. Introduction to Greek Archaeology. (4; 3 in the half-term). (HU). The archaeology of Crete and Greece to the age of Alexander and the contributions made to the history of civilization through excavation. CLARCH 222 / HISTART 222. Introduction to Roman Archaeology. (4; 3 in the half-term). (HU). A survey of the architectural growth of the city of Rome, with a general introduction to the art and archaeology of the western part of the Roman World. CLARCH 323. Introduction to Field Archaeology. (4; 3 in the half-term). (HU). This course interprets "field archaeology" in its widest sense. Lectures discuss individual techniques (from excavation to computer analysis) and numerous issues (such as the problem with archaeology's "Indiana Jones" reputation. Students become aware of the importance of archaeology not only in creating our images of the past, but of the present as well. CLARCH 365 / CLCIV 365. Alexander the Great: The Making of a Legend. (3). (HU). Alexander's world-conquering exploits and early death in 323 BC made him a legend not only in his own time, but for posterity. The course employs historical, archaeological, artistic, and other evidence to explore the 'reality' and 'image' of Alexander, and his influence after the end of the ancient world. CLARCH 380 / HISTART 380 / ANTHRCUL 380. Minoan and Mycenaean Archaeology. Upperclass standing, and CLARCH 221 and 222. (3). (Excl). A systematic, thematically-organized survey of the archaeology and art of the Aegean world in the Bronze Age, from the rise of state-level societies (the Minoans of Crete and the Mycenaeans of mainland Greece), to their collapse in the Greek 'Dark Ages'. CLARCH 382(CLCIV 452) / CLCIV 382. Food in the Ancient World: Subsistence and Symbol. (3). (HU). This course examines patterns of food production and consumption in the ancient Mediterranean world in order to observe the organization and symbolic construction of communities through time. Manners of eating and drinking – or starving – in Greek, Hellenistic and Roman society is the focus for attention. CLARCH 383(451) / CLCIV 383. Death in the Ancient World. (3). (HU). An investigation into attitudes toward death, and treatment of the dead, in ancient Greek and Roman society. A variety of evidence – literary, artistic, archaeological, epigraphic, and ethnographic – is utilized by students, who also are exposed to alternative notions of death and burial in other cultures. CLARCH 384(431) / HISTART 384. Principal Greek Archaeological Sites. Upperclass standing, and a course in archaeology. (3). (Excl). A study of selected Greek sites with attention placed on their growth and development as illustrated by archaeological remains. CLARCH 395. Junior Honors Survey. Permission of instructor. (3). (Excl). May be repeated for credit with permission. Wide reading in Greek and Roman architecture, or sculpture, or painting according to the needs of the students enrolled. Discussions and individual study. For junior honors candidates; other students may be admitted by permission of the honors concentration advisor. CLARCH 396. Undergraduate Seminar. Permission of instructor. (3). (Excl). May be repeated for credit with permission. This seminar is designed to familiarize students with current problems in Aegean, Greek, or Roman Archaeology. Readings, discussion, and reports of students' independent investigations. For classical archaeology concentrators and others. CLARCH 422 / HISTART 422. Etruscan Art and Archaeology. Upperclass standing, and CLARCH 221 or 222. (3). (Excl). A survey of the architecture, sculpture, painting and other aspects of the archaeological record of the Etruscans with special reference to Greek (and other) influences and the Etruscan impact on Rome. CLARCH 427 / HISTART 427. Pompeii: Its Life and Art. Upperclass standing. (3). (Excl). A detailed analysis of the excavations at Pompeii with particular attention to town planning, architectural development, and popular art. Assigned readings and illustrated lectures. CLARCH 428 / HISTART 428. The Public Spaces of Imperial Rome. Upperclass standing, and HISTART 101 or CLARCH 222. (3). (Excl). This course examines the functional, aesthetic, and didactic relationships between art and architecture in the city of Rome from the reign of the first emperor Augustus (27-14) to the age of the Severans in the early third century AD. CLARCH 433 / HISTART 433. Greek Sculpture. Upperclass standing, and HISTART 101. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl). A survey of the Greek achievement in the plastic arts. Attention is given to relief and architectural sculpture as well as to sculpture in the round; emphasis is placed on stylistic development. The chronological scope of the course runs from earliest times to the close of the fourth century, but stress is always put on a single significant period. CLARCH 434 / HISTART 434. Archaic Greek Art. Upperclass standing. (3). (Excl). The development of the Greek expression in the arts in the Archaic period: architecture, painting, and sculpture. CLARCH 435 / CLARCH 435. The Art and Archaeology of Asia Minor. Upperclass standing. (3). (Excl). The culture and civilization of the Hittites, Phrygians, and Lydians and their architectural and aesthetic achievement. The Greek and Roman impact on Asia Minor and the blending of artistic styles. CLARCH 436 / HISTART 436. Hellenistic and Roman Architecture. Upperclass standing, and HISTART 101 or CLARCH 221 or 222. (3). (Excl). Architecture in the Hellenistic and Roman world from 332 B.C. to the close of the Roman Empire. Emphasis is given to the architectural centers of the ancient classical world: the Greek mainland, the Asia Minor coast, Syria, North Africa, Gaul, Spain, and Italy. CLARCH 437 / HISTART 437. Egyptian Art and Archaeology. Upperclass standing. (3). (Excl). A survey of Egyptian art and archaeology from beginnings to Roman times. CLARCH 438 / HISTART 438. The Art and Archaeology of Hellenistic and Roman Egypt. Upperclass standing, and Permission of instructor. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl). Exploration of the art produced in Egypt during the Hellenistic and Roman periods. The study of this art has a double focus: (1) to understand its relation to the traditions of the Pharaonic Egyptian past; and (2) to understand how it reflects and also influences Hellenistic and Roman art and tastes. CLARCH 439 / HISTART 439. Greek Vase Painting. Upperclass standing. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl). A study of the development of painted Greek pottery, its painters, and its stylistic aspects. Red and black-figured ware in the workshops of Athens and Corinth receive particular attention. CLARCH 440 / HISTART 440. Cities and Sanctuaries of Classical Greece. Upperclass standing, and a course in archaeology. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl). A survey of the major excavated cities and sanctuaries of Greece from 776 B.C. through the first century B.C. CLARCH 442 / HISTART 442. Late Antique and Early Christian Art and Architecture. Upperclass standing, and HISTART 101 or 222. (3). (Excl). This course surveys the architecture, painting, and sculpture of the late Roman and Early Byzantine Empires (A.D. 200-600). Primary emphasis is on how social, political, and religious forces affected the arts in their style, imagery, patterns of production and patronage. CLARCH 443 / HISTART 443. The Art and Archaeology of Greek Colonization. Upperclass standing, and CCLARCH 221. (3). (Excl). The history and morphology of Greek settlements in Sicily, South Italy, Africa, and elsewhere along the coast of the Mediterranean and on the shore of the Black Sea in the archaic and classical periods, allowing comparison between Greek experiences in different parts of their newly expanded world. Analysis of the phenomenon of colonization and motivation or participants. CLARCH 481 / HISTART 481. Art of Ancient Iran. Upperclass standing, and HISTART 101. (3). (Excl). Survey of the arts of Iran from the Neolithic period through the Sasanian dynasty. CLARCH 499. Supervised Reading. (1-3). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for credit. Regular reports and conferences required. CLARCH 531 / HISTART 531 / ANTHRCUL 587. Aegean Art and Archaeology. Upperclass standing, and CCLARCH 221 or 222. (3). (Excl). A survey of the major sites of Greece, Crete, and the Cyclades in the Bronze Age, with particular reference to architectural and ceramic development and interdependence. CLARCH 534 / HISTART 534. Ancient Painting. Upperclass standing, HISTART 101 and either CLARCH 221 or 222. (3). (Excl). The development of monumental painting from Hellenistic through Roman Imperial times. Emphasis is placed upon monumental wall paintings, but mosaics and other two-dimensional arts are studied when appropriate. CLARCH 536 / HISTART 536. Hellenistic and Roman Sculpture. Upperclass standing, and HISTART 101 or CLARCH 222. (3). (Excl). A critical examination of the sculptural works of the Hellenistic Age and of Republican and Imperial Rome, with emphasis on stylistic and chronological development. CLARCH 539 / HISTART 539. Greek Architecture. Upperclass standing, HISTART 101, and CLARCH 221 or 222. (3). (Excl). A study of key periods in Greek architecture. In any one term emphasis is placed on a particular period, e.g., the Periclean Age or Hellenistic Greece. CLARCH 599. Supervised Study in Classical Archaeology. Permission of instructor. (1-4). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for credit. Regular reports and conferences required. Graduate Course Listings for CLARCH. This page was created at 3:31 PM on Fri, Mar 22, 2002. University of Michigan | College of LS&A | Student Academic Affairs | LS&A Bulletin Index | Department Homepage This page maintained by LS&A Academic Information and Publications, 1228 Angell Hall Copyright © 2002 The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA +1 734 764-1817 Trademarks of the University of Michigan may not be electronically or otherwise altered or separated from this document or used for any non-University purpose.