Week

Main Topics

Syllabus

Readings & Discussion Materials, and Written Assignments

For all assignments, use Peregrine and Patterson for insights (see indexes); feel free to seek additional information on regions, regional histories, and methods of analysis from other sources.

Products: Written Discussion Forms will be collected at random M, W; Problem/Assignment draft write-ups are due Friday in class and will be collected—your final paper is due in the Drop Box feature of WebCT4 by midnight the following Monday.

Week 1

About Anthro-pology 330

Monday--Discussion of to the Course: Readings, Discussion Method, Assignments, Presentations, and Project.

Readings to be completed by Wednesday for Discussion (#1-4) and Assignment notes on Exercise due Friday for Discussion (#5)

1.   Peregrine 1: Research Process pp. 1-19

2.   Peregrine 2: The Archaeological Record pp. 20-33

3.   Patterson Introduction pp. 1-8

4. David and Driver pp. 7-14
Questions: What is, and what are the steps of, a research design? How do the role and function of culture history and processual archaeology compare and contrast?

Assignment, Friday and next Monday: come prepared with notes and suggested questions/solutions to the following, due Friday; your written report is due Monday

5. David & Driver: Exercise 1:15-19, The Island of Kufungua

Discussion Forms are due M in class except as noted; draft Assignment 1 due Friday; written Assignment 1 due in the Drop Box by 11:55 next Monday

Week 2

Methods 1

Present/discuss Exercise 1, Island of Kufungua, for Monday
Readings for Monday & Wednesday Discussions:

1.   Peregrine 4: Survey Methods and Strategies pp. 43-65

2.  Peregrine 5: Excavation Methods and Strategies pp. 66-85

3.   Peregrine 6: Record keeping pp. 86-104

Question: What are the relationships among survey types, excavation strategies, and research questions?

Assignment and discussion for Friday

4.   David & Driver 2:20-25, Prehistory of the Nebulosas Chain

Discussion Forms due M; draft Assignment 2 is due F; written Assign. 2 is due in the Drop Box by 11:55 PM next Monday

Week 3

Methods 2

Present/discuss Exercise on Nebulosas Chain on Monday
Reading for Monday and Wednesday Discussions:

1.  Patterson 1: Serration: Ordering Archaeological Evidence by Stylistic Differences pp. 9-18

2.  Patterson 2: Stratigraphy: Establishing a Sequence from Excavated Archaeological Evidence pp. 19-26

3.   Peregrine 3: Measurement and Sampling pp. 34-42

Questions: What is the relationship between seriation and stratigraphy? How are stratigraphy, seriation, and and sampling related, or are they?

Assignment and Presentation for Friday

4.   David & Driver 3:26-31, The Repton Barrow OR

5.  David & Driver 4: 32-35, Entre-Deux-Lacs

Project posting (see right)

Discussion Forms are due W (M holiday); draft Assignment 3 is due F; written Assign. 3 is due in the Drop Box by 11:55 PM next M

Project posting due 11:55 next M ( a page; Project area, culture and problem, 3 references)

Week 4

Methods 3

Present/discuss Exercises Monday

Readings for Monday and Wednesday Discussions:

1.  Patterson 3: Constructing a Regional Chronology pp. 27-34

2.  Peregrine 8: Ceramic Analysis pp. 124-145

3.   Peregrine 9: Lithic Analysis pp. 146-16 

Questions: You are on your own from now on.

Assignment and discussion for Friday

4.  David & Driver 5:36-44, The Neolithic of Arak

Discussion Forms M; draft Assign. 4 due F; written Assign. 4 due next M

Week 5

Analysis

Present/discuss Exercise Monday
Readings for Monday and Wednesday Discussions:

1.  Peregrine 10: Floral and Faunal Analysis pp. 166-181

2.  Peregrine 7: Analysis of Spatial Patterns pp. 105-123

3.   Peregrine 11: Dating Archaeological Materials pp. 182-196

4.   Patterson 5: Time and Space as Operating Conditions in Production pp. 45-56

Assignment and discussion for Friday

5.  David & Driver 6:45-50, Barchester

Project up-date and postings (see right)

Discussion Forms due M; draft Assign. 5 due F; written Assign. 5 due next M.

Post Project up-date and 6 references due to the Drop Box by 11:55 PM next Monday.

Post responses to two!

Week 6

Analytic Approaches and Theory 1

Present/discuss Exercise Monday

Readings for Monday and Wednesday Discussions:

1. Patterson 4: Technical Divisions of Labor and Social Reproduction pp. 35-44

2. Patterson 6: The Construction and Transformation of Regional Landscapes pp. 57-68

Assignment and discussion for Friday
3.   David & Driver 7:51-56, Latreia OR
4.   David & Driver 8:57-62, The Little Bison Basin

Discussion Forms due M; draft Assignment 6 due F; written Assignment 6 due next Monday.

Week 7

Analytic Approaches and Theory 2

Present/discuss Exercises Monday
Readings for Monday and Wednesday Discussions

1.  Patterson 7: Social Division of Labor, Class Structures, and State Formation pp. 69-82

 Assignment and discussion for Wednesday

2.  David & Driver 10:71-76, Khina Ethnoarchaeology

Project postings (see right)

Discussion Forms M; draft Assign.7 due W (F is a holiday); written Assign.7 due next M.

Post Project outline with references due 11:55 PM next M; react to two by posting.

Week 8

Analytic Approaches and Theory 3

Present/discuss Exercise Monday
Readings and Discussion for Monday and Wednesday

1.   Patterson 8: State Formation pp. 83-94

2.   Patterson 9: Frontier Societies pp. 95-106

  Assignment and discussion for Friday

3.   David & Driver 9:63-70, The Vertical World of Cuimayo

Discussion Forms M, W; draft Assign. 8 on F; written Assign. 8 due next M

Week 9

Analytic Approaches and Theory 4

Present/discuss Exercise Monday
Readings for Monday and Wednesday Discussions

1.   Patterson 10 State Formation and the Reorganization of Production and Social Reproduction pp. 107-118

2.  Patterson 11: The Social Construction of Gender, Ethnicity and Race pp. 119-128

 Assignment and discussion for Friday

3.   David & Driver 11:77-84 Earp County OR

4.   David & Driver 13:89-105 Cook Valley

5. Discuss project homework (see right)

Discussion Forms M, W; draft Assign. 9 due F; written Assign. 9 due next Monday

Post Annotated Project Outline ( a paragraph per topic plus correct citations) due M

Week 10

Presenting Results and Ethical Considerations

Present/discuss Exercises Monday
Readings for Monday and Wednesday Discussions

1.   Peregrine 12: Presenting Results pp. 197-208

2.   Peregrine 13: Legal and Ethical Issues pp. 209-220

Assignment and discussion for Friday

3.   David & Driver 12:85-88, Golden Ears Rock

4. Discuss project progress and Power Points  

Discussion Forms M; draft Assign.10 due F; written Assign. 10 due next Monday

Final

Presentation of Projects

March 19 11:30-1:30

Research Design based on David & Driver assignments or Patterson readings/discussion, presented orally using Power Point. There will be feedback and you have time to up-date your project if you wish

Oral presentation using Power Point or comparable technology; peer evaluation of presentations.

Written Research Design due within 24 hrs. of presentation.