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Weekly Assignments & Exercises Spring 2012

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All written assignments, are due in class on Monday the week following (checklist), information about extra credit assignments posted here.

Readings in the two textbooks are indicated in the Study Guide.

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Week 1-Introduction

Film: Secrets of Lost Empires: Inca (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/inca1/)

Reading:

Prepare for Discussion in Section (Nothing due):

    • Study Guide: Dating Short Answers
    • Study Guide: Culture Synthesis Essay

Week 2-Finding the Past

Reading:

Turn in on Wednesday: Dating, Culture Synthesis

Prepare for Discussion in Section:

    • Stratigraphy Handout (distributed in section)
    • Study Guide: Definitions of Archaeological Terms

Week 3-Digging Up the Past

Reading:

Turn in on Monday: Stratigraphy Handout, Definitions.

Prepare for Discussion in Section:

    • Study Guide: Mechanisms of Culture Change Definitions

Week 4 - Human Origins

Film: Neanderthals on Trial (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/neanderthals/)

Reading:

Turn in on Monday: Definitions.

Prepare for Discussion in Section:

    • Study Guide & Web: Olduvai Gorge Exercise
 
Midterm Essay
(Due by 5 pm, Friday, February 3rd, HSSB 1003)
 
Week 5 - Moden Humans

Film: Mystery of the First Americans (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/first/)

Reading

Turn in on Monday: Ice Age Questions.

    DUE IN SECTION: Olduvai Write-up & Presentations

Prepare for Discussion in Section:

    • Study Guide: Homo Erectus 10 Line Summary
    • Study Guide: Diagram of Disc Core, Levallois, & Changes in Lithic Technology

Week 6 - Agriculture

Reading

Turn in on Monday: Homo Erectus, Lithic Technology

Prepare for Discussion in Section:

    • Study Guide: Food Production Essay

Week 7-Emergence of States - Egypt

Reading

Turn in on Monday: Food Essay

Prepare for Discussion in Section:

    • Egyptian Monopoly Essay

Urbanization Exercise Begins.


Week 8-States (continued) - Maya

Film: Cracking the Maya Code (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mayacode/)
Guest Lectures TBA

Reading

Turn in on Monday: Egyptian Monopoly

DUE IN SECTION: Urbanization Write-up & Presentations


Week 9-Classical & Historic Archaeology

Film: Blackbeard's Lost Ship (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/episodes/blackbeards-lost-ship/watch-the-full-episode/212/)

Reading


 
Week 10-Archaeology & Society

Reading:


Final Essay
Due Monday, March 12th, by 5 pm, HSSB 1003
 
Final Exam
Monday, March 19th, 8-1 (Embarcadero Hall)
 
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