ANT 314 NATIVE AMERICANS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT
Utilizing contact resources and archaeological evidence this course examines the ethnohistory and ethnology of Piedmont Siouan Indians. Topics covered include social structure, subsistence patterns, mortuary practices, lithic traditions, processes of acculturation and the recent resurgence of ethnic identity among local Native Americans. The course concludes with field research at a local precontact archaeological site.