WEEK 1
- No class
WEEK 2
1/15
- No class
1/17
- Introduction to the class (what you are getting into, what is expected of students, etc.)
WEEK 3
1/22 & 1/23
- What is it that archaeologists do anyway
- What can archaeology tell us about the past and human culture
- How archaeologists do what they do
- What is pseudoarchaeology, and why is it a bad thing?
Readings
- World Prehistory, Chapter 1
WEEK 4
1/29 & 1/31
- Brief Intro to course blogging
- A brief history of archaeology (yes, this is important to this class…really important)
WEEK 5
2/5 & 2/7
- Egypt Uncovered: Pyramid, the Resurrection Machine
- The Great Pyramids of Giza
- The Pyramids: of Slaves, Secret Codes, and the Storehouse of Joseph
- The Great Pyramid of Giza in a Modern Archaeological Context
- Who Built the Pyramids: Exploring the Lost City of the Pyramids
Readings
- World Prehistory, pp. 250-266
Assignments
- Blog #1 Due; post due on Thursday (5pm), response due on Sunday (5pm)
WEEK 6
2/12 & 2/14
- The Discovery of Tutankhamun
- Tutankamun in a Modern Archaeological Context
Readings
- World Prehistory, pp. 250-266
WEEK 7
2/19 & 2/21
- Myth of the Moundbuilders
- Mississipians in a Modern Archaeological Context
Readings
- World Prehistory, pp. 194-197
WEEK 8
2/26
- (CATCHUP)
- The Discovery of Tutankhamun
- Tutankamun in a Modern Archaeological Context
2/28
- (CATCHUP)
- Myth of the Moundbuilders
- Mississipians in a Modern Archaeological Context
Assignments
- Blog #2 Due; post due on Thursday (5pm), response due on Sunday (5pm)
WEEK 9
- No classes, Spring Break
WEEK 10
3/12
- MIDTERM
3/14
- Mississipians in a Modern Archaeological Context (cont)
WEEK 11
3/19 & 3/21
- Cave of Forgotten Dreams
- The Upper Paleolithic – Lascaux in Context
Readings
- World Prehistory, Chapter 4
WEEK 12
3/26 & 3/28
- Stonehenge
- Megaliths & Henges
- Stonehenge in a Modern Archaeological Context.
Assignments
- Blog #3 Due; post due on Thursday (5pm), response due on Sunday (5pm)
WEEK 13
4/2 & 4/4
- Ghosts of Machu Picchu
- The World of the Ancient Inca
- NO CLASS ON THURSDAY: ETHAN IN NYC AT CONFERENCE
Readings
- World Prehistory, Chapter 14
WEEK 14
4/9 & 4/11
- Tikal
- The Ancient World of the Maya
Readings
- World Prehistory, Chapters 12 & 13
WEEK 15
4/16 & 4/18
- Franklin Expedition
- Buried in Ice
Assignments
- Archaeological Discovery Project due on Friday (the 19th) before midnight
WEEK 16
4/23 & 4/25
- Great Zimbabwe
- The Late Iron Age Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Readings
- World Prehistory, pp. 267-276
Assignments
- Blog #4 Due; post due on Thursday (5pm), response due on Sunday (5pm)
FINAL EXAM
- Monday, April 29, 12:45-2:45 p.m. (regular classroom)