Professor Li Min is very knowledgeable in his studies of archeology in Central Asia/ Eurasia. He provides all the powerpoint slides that he uses to teach. Professor Li will oftentimes go on rants while explaining certain topics such as the BMAC communities or Lapis Lazuli, but he does in a way that one can clearly tell that he has an indepth knowledge of the topic. The course grade is based off four assignments; an abstract of the research paper you are going to write, a 15-20 page research paper (expanding on a topic discussed in class), a group power point presentation (expanding on a topic discussed in class - can be done solo and you dont have to present if you decide not to due to your own personal reasons), and a commulative take home final. Enough time is given in between assignments, and the class is not all that demanding. The readings can be a little heavy, but they are provided by Professor Li and no books have to be purchased for this class. I would definitely take another class with Professor Li if I had the opportunity to.

This was probably one of the most confusing classes I've ever taken. Prof Li is super nice and really passionate about archaeology, but he is very unorganized and jumps around a lot. It was hard to follow, but somehow I got an A. The whole class is a blur, and I retained nothing. Do the assignments. Even if you have no idea what you're doing or saying, you'll wake up the morning grades are posted (still confused about what on earth just happened) with an A.