Auge, C. Riley K.

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University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Syllabi Course Syllabi Spring 1-2016 ANTY 254H.01: Archaeological Wonders of the World C. Riley K. Auge University of Montana, Missoula Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/syllabi Let us know how access to this document benefits you. Recommended Citation Auge, C. Riley K., "ANTY 254H.01: Archaeological Wonders of the World" (2016). Syllabi. 4631. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/syllabi/4631 This Syllabus is brought to you for free and open access by the Course Syllabi at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Syllabi by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact scholarworks@mso.umt.edu.                                 Archaeological Wonders Syllabus                           1 A N T H R O P O L O G Y  2 5 4 H ,  2 5 4 X   A r c h a e o l o g i c a l  W o n d e r s  o f  t h e  W o r l d  C O U R S E  S Y L L A B U S                    UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY  SPRING 2016 MON., WED., FRI.  11:10 AM - 12:00 PM   FORESTRY   RM. 106              INSTRUCTOR:  Dr. C. Riley Augé    Office: Soc. Sci. Building, Room 224  Email: cynthiariley.auge@mso.umt.edu Office hours:  By appointment   Phone: 249-5851          ____________________________________________________________________________________________  Course Description: Archaeology covers more than four million years to study past human cultures through ruins and other physical remains.  This course highlights major archaeological discoveries on a worldwide scale, with an emphasis on the history of the human condition over the past several millennia. Case studies providing historical insight germane to navigating the modern world will be explored via lectures, class discussions, readings, and documentaries. Students will use critical thought and a series of writing assignments to articulate how such findings shed light on the dynamic timeline of the rise of complex societies. Students will be encouraged to use interdisciplinary evidence by integrating knowledge from the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences in order to understand regional, continental, and transnational approaches to managing and conserving the world’s cultural and natural heritage. The course will prepare students to be involved in ethical, educated decision-making related to protecting such heritage amid the context of intense cultural and global changes while navigating environmental, economic, and social issues intertwined with cultural heritage. This course will also prepare students for upper division course by developing writing skills through writing assignments and reviews of various publications. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ REQUIRED READINGS FOR THIS COURSE INCLUDE: selections from Eyewitness to Discovery by Brian M. Fagan, along with other assigned readings (e.g., journal articles, book excerpts) that will be electronically distributed throughout the semester. See details in course schedule below. OPTIONAL TEXTBOOK: Images of the Past by T. Douglas Price and Gary M. Feinman.  Mayfield-McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.    COURSE STRUCTURE: This course meets for 50 minutes, three days a week, throughout the semester.  Class meetings will include lectures, films, in-class activities/discussions, writing assignments, and exams geared toward students’ understanding of the                                 Archaeological Wonders Syllabus                           2 ways in which archaeological discoveries have changed how we perceive the past and to consider how archaeological evidence cultivates an awareness of the diverse ways humans structure their lives.   Students can expect to participate in class—and earn participation points—by sharing their ideas with the rest of the class in informal discussions and by using archaeological evidence as a backdrop for presenting the ways in which human behavior and cultural ideas are part of a global and indigenous network of complex and interdependent relationships between nations and societies and their physical environments.  ATTENDANCE:  Attendance will be taken each class period. There will be some in-class projects and participation exercises that require attendance to get full points.     ___________________________________________________________________________________________  GRADES:  Writing exercises     120 points  Six exercises, 20 points each Quizzes      100 points Four quizzes, 25 points each Participation        50 points Must be present in class to get these points Final Exam*      100 points   Total Points       370 points    The plus/minus system will be used and will be based upon the following average scores: A (100-95%), A- (94-90%), B+ (89-88%), B (87-84%), B- (83-80%), C+ (79-78%), C (77-74%), C- (73-70%), D+ (69-68%), D (67-64%), D- (63-60%), F (59% or less).   *Make-up exams will be given ONLY in cases of verified and unavoidable emergencies.  You must notify me IN ADVANCE if you are unable to take the regularly scheduled exam. ___________________________________________________________________________________________  STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:  The Department of Anthropology is committed to equal opportunity in education for all students, including those with documented physical disabilities or documented learning disabilities.  University policy states that it is the responsibility of students with documented disabilities to contact instructors DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF THE SEMESTER to discuss appropriate accommodations to ensure equity in grading, classroom experiences, and outside assignments.  The instructor will meet with the student and the staff of the Disability Services for Students (DSS) to make accommodations.  Please contact DSS (243.2373, Lommasson Center 154) for more information.                                           Archaeological Wonders Syllabus                           3 COURSE SCHEDULE   Week 1                                   Assigned Readings January  25 (M)       Course Introduction     Writing Review           January  27  (W)     7 Wonders of the Ancient World   Crawford 2007. “Collecting, Defacing, Reinscribing (and Otherwise Performing) Memory in the Ancient World” Optional: Images of the Past, Chapter 1    January 29 (F) Archaeology’s Colonial Origins   Moro-Abadia, Oscar “The History of Archaeology as   a ‘Colonial Discourse’          Meskell. “Object Orientation”   Week 2                                   Assigned Readings February 01 (M) First Wonders: Ritual Cave Art    Images of the Past, pp. 130-135 “Cave of Lascaux”  February 05 (W) Ritual Caves, continued            February 03 (W) The World at 10 kya & Mesolithic  Price, T. Douglas (1991). The Mesolithic of Northern  Europe, Annual Review of Anthropology, 20:211-233.      Week 3        Assigned Readings February 08 (M) Transition to the Neolithic:   Eyewitness to Discovery, Digging Up Jericho A Worldwide Perspective, pp. 163-169    Optional: Images of the Past Chapter 6  Optional: Bar-Yosef, Ofer (1998) The Natufian Culture in the Levant, Threshold to the Origins of Agriculture, Evolutionary Anthropology, pp. 159-176.  February 10 (W) Tombs and Cemeteries  February 12   (F) Documentary  In Search of Ancient Ireland  Week 4        Assigned Readings February 15  (M) NO CLASS   Presidents’ Day  February 17 (W)  Discovery of Tutankhamen’s Tomb   Eyewitness to Discovery, The Tomb of   Triumph and Treasure Howard Carter Tutankhamun,  pp. 105-115; Eyewitness to  Discovery, Tomb Robber by the Nile, pp. 75-78   February 19 (F) Tombs and Cemeteries, continued   Eyewitness to Discovery, Pacal’s Tomb at         Palenque, Mexico pp.  345-352.   Week 5        Assigned Readings February 22 (M)  Temples and Shrines    TBA  February 24 (W)  Temples and Shrines, continued   TBA  February 26 (F) Temples and Shrines, continued   TBA    Week 6        Assigned Readings February 29 (M) Temples and Shrines, continued  TBA  March 02 (W)  Temples and Shrines, continued  TBA March 04 (F) Temples and Shrines, continued  TBA  Week 7        Assigned Readings March 07 (M)  Colossal Statues and Monoliths  TBA  March 09 (W)  Colossal Statues and Monoliths, con’t. TBA  March 11 (F) Colossal Statues and Monoliths, con’t. TBA  Week 8                        Assigned Readings March 14 (M)  Colossal Statues and Monoliths, con’t. TBA           March 16 (W)  Colossal Statues and Monoliths, con’t. TBA  March 18 (F) Colossal Statues and Monoliths, con’t. TBA           Week 9        Assigned Readings March 21 (M) Palaces, Baths, and Arenas   TBA           March 23 (W)  Palaces, Baths, and Arenas, continued Eyewitness to Discovery, Minoan Civilization at  the           Palace of Knossos pp. 186-196,   March 25 (F) Palaces, Baths, and Arenas, continued Fagan, “Roman Baths”              Week 10        Assigned Readings March 28 (M)  Visiting Scholar guest lecture on Egyptology  March 30 (W) Palaces, Baths, and Arenas, continued TBA  April 01 (F) Palaces, Baths, and Arenas, continued TBA                                      Archaeological Wonders Syllabus                           4                                 Archaeological Wonders Syllabus                           5 Week 11        Assigned Readings April 04-08  No Classes - Spring Break   Week 12               Assigned Readings April 11 (M)  Fortifications     TBA    April 13 (W)    Fortifications, continued   Eyewitness to Discovery, Homeric Troy, pp. 176-185; “Mycenae: Fortress of Warrior-KingBronze Age Greece”, pp. 529-532 s of     April 15 (F)    Fortifications, continued   Zerubavel, “The Death of Memory”   Week 13        Assigned Readings April 18 (M)   Fortifications, continued   TBA    April 20 (W) NO CLASS  April 22 (F)   Harbors, Hydraulics, Roads    TBA  Week 14          Assigned Readings April 25 (M)  Harbors, Hydraulics, Roads, con’t  TBA                April 27 (W)  Harbors, Hydraulics, Roads, con’t  TBA  April 29 (F) Harbors, Hydraulics, Roads, con’t  TBA   Week 15           Assigned Readings May 02  (M)  The Power of Myth: Atlantis  May 04  (W)  TBA    May 06  (F) Rights and responsibilities of citizenship Hardesty, Donald L. 2007 Global Change  over time and into the 21st century    Archaeology, American Anthropologist       ____________________________________________________________________________ May 13  (F) Final Exam     Final Exam Time Slot: 10:10-12:10               

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