Week

Homework Assignment

Product Due

Week 1

David & Driver Exercise 1:15-19 The Island of Kufungua (here after abbreviated to Exercise Title)

Questions include general chronological prehistory, relationship between mainland and island culture, people, language and adaptations. are the data from Tumbia and Kufungua mutually reinforcing? Contradictory? In what ways? So, what is the prehistory of Kufungua (see p. 18 bolded paragraph)? What data relate to race, language and culture? Did you go elsewhere for information?

Discussion forms on readings due W; draft I of Kufungua/notes due F; 2-3 pp. written report due to the Drop Box by 11:55 PM next Monday

Week 2

Exercise 2 Prehistory of the Nebulosas Chain

Questions: culture history of islands and adjacent mainland; subsistence and technology; case for and against a western migration into the islands. Deal with each question on p. 25 (bolded) with evidence to justify each conclusion or interpretation. Did you find information on the area outside the texts?

As above and written report on Nebulosas due next Monday

Week 3

Exercise 3 The Repton Barrow Questions: taphonomy of site formation; stratigraphic analysis OR

Exercise 4 Entre-Deux-Lacs: Questions: prehistory of area; economic changes and their causes/correlates
Project posting (see right)

As above; Prepare and post 1 page on your likely Project research design for next Monday

Week 4

Exercise 5 The Neolithic of Arak Questions: development of status and stratification; settlement and mortuary analysis

Project postings (see right)

As above; read and respond to two postings by this Friday

Week 5

Exercise 6 Barchester
Questions: culture history (population movements, etc.); architectural and stratigraphic history

Project update (see right)

As above; up-date your Project with another posting and more references

Week 6

Exercise 7 Latreia
Questions: interpretation of site function and cultural affiliation OR

Exercise 8 The Little Bison Basin Questions: use of fauna, lithics and site distribution for culture historical, settlement and economic reconstruction

Project postings (see right)

Draft due Friday; written report due Monday; read and respond to two postings by this Wednesday

Week 7

Exercise 10 Khina Ethnoarchaeology Questions: use of ethnoarchaeology in analysis; relationship between ceramic remains and their prehistoric use/functions; likely discard patterns of two Khina groups

Project information due (see right)

Draft due Wednesday (Friday is a holiday); written report Monday; Post Project outline and references by Monday

Week 8

Exercise 9 The Vertical World of Cuimayo
Questions: research design given constraints of time and money

Project postings due (see right)

As above; read and respond to two project postings by this Friday

Week 9

Exercise 11 Earp County
Questions: regional cultural differences; prehistoric warfare; cultural interpretation OR

Exercise 13 Cook Valley
Questions: culture history from lithics, architecture, fauna, C-14, striating, documents, etc.; research questions for future work

Project posting due (see right)

As above; Post your annotated Project outline (a paragraph for each major point) by next Monday

Week 10

Exercise 12 Golden Ears Rock Questions: response to industrial, health, tourism and indigenous interests; cultural resource management; professional ethics

Project postings (see right)

As above; read and post responses to at least two Project postings by this Friday.

Final

March 19, 11:30-1:30

Project due: Archaeological Research Design

Be prepared to make a 6-10 minute oral presentation with summary materials, on which you will be independently graded; 3-6 page paper plus references, notes, maps, etc. due in Drop Box

Power Point presentation of materials; in-class suggestions; Written Research Design due no later than March 20 at noon.