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...that satisfy the Foreign Cultures requirement that require only a knowledge of English. Add to this that there are only seven Foreign Cultures courses that do require knowledge of another language, and also the fact that the English-only courses cover such diverse topics as the contemporary Middle East, Mesoamerican Civilizations, Caribbean Societies, 20th century Russian culture, European Jewish culture, Korea and China. These offerings are tremendously limiting, right? How could anyone could find an interesting class with so few offerings...
...think these notes are essentially Cliff Notes, and you get what you pay for," Fash says. Fash teaches Foreign Cultures 34, "Mesoamerican Civilations...
Then, last year, Sugiyama and Cabrera decided to tackle the Pyramid of the Moon. Like most Mesoamerican pyramids, this one was built like an onion. Explains Cowgill: "They would build a small pyramid, then build a larger one over it and then build a third one after that." As a result, the interior is almost solid dirt and rubble, with no distinct passageways. This makes the going slow and expensive. It took the archaeologists 3 1/2 months to reach the burial chamber, which is about 90 ft. inside the pyramid...
Bowditch Professor of Central American andMexican Archaeology and Ethnology William L. Fashorganized aid to be sent to Honduras through theDepartment of Anthropology and through his ForeignCultures 34: "Mesoamerican Civilizations" class...
About 150 students in "Foreign Cultures 34: Mesoamerican Civilizations," taught by Bowditch Professor of Central American and Mexican Archaeology and Ethnology Professor William L. Fash, were evacuated from University Museum 1 at about 11:50 a.m., students said...