Anthropology 1020E/001 â Many Ways of Being Human
Anthropology 1020E/001 â Many Ways of Being Human Anthropology 1020E/001 â Many Ways of Being Human
What were the australopithecines, and are they ancestral to Homo sapiens? Jan. 28 and Jan. 30 Read: Lehman, Chapter 6 (The First Hominins); see also Garrett (2005), “The People Time Forgot: Flores Find” ( http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/features/world/asia/georgia/flores-hominids-text ). How many fossil hominin species are there, and who were the Neandertals? Feb. 4 and Feb. 6 Read: Lehman, Chapter 7 (Human Origins: Rise of the Genus Homo); see also, Hall (2008), “Last of the Neanderthals” ( http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/10/neanderthals/hall-text ). Assignment 3 due on Feb. 6 Are human races real? Insights on race from biological anthropology. Feb. 11 and Feb. 13 Read: Lehman, Chapter 8 (Human Variation); see also, Shreeve (2006), “The Greatest Journey” ( http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/03/human-journey/shreeve-text ). READING WEEK: Feb. 18-22 What do archaeologists really do and why does it matter? Who owns the past? Feb. 25 and Feb. 27 Read: Muckle: Chapter 1 and pp. 62-65 (Ethics and Archaeology) Plus additional short readings posted on OWL What can things tell us about people? Mar. 4 and Mar. 6 Read: Muckle: Chapter 4; pp. 100-104 (Excavation); pp. 114-122 (Artifact Analysis) Plus additional short readings posted on OWL Why do archaeologists keep a bunch of old bones and seeds? Mar. 11 and Mar. 13 Read: Muckle: pp. 122-125 (Ecofact Analysis); pp. 155-159 (Reconstructing Palaeoenvironments); pp. 164-172 (Reconstructing Subsistence Strategies, Wild vs. Domestic, and Reconstructing Diet) Plus additional short readings posted on OWL Why do archaeologists map sites? Mar. 18 and Mar. 20 Read: Muckle: pp. 93-99 (Discovering Archaeological Sites); pp. 159-164 (Reconstructing Settlement Patterns) Plus additional short readings posted on OWL Was everyone equal? Mar. 25 and Mar. 27 Read: Muckle: pp. 175-186 Plus additional short readings posted on OWL
Assignment 4 due on Mar. 27 Can the dead speak? Apr. 1 and Apr. 3 Read: Muckle: pp. 187-192 (Reconstructing Ideology) Plus additional short readings posted on OWL Archaeology in action Apr. 8 Review for final exam Apr. 10 main ideas; concepts; types of exam questions *** Final Exam – During April Exam Period – (30%) ***
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Assignment 4 due on Mar. 27<br />
Can the dead speak?<br />
Apr. 1 and Apr. 3<br />
Read: Muckle: pp. 187-192 (Reconstructing Ideology)<br />
Plus additional short readings posted on OWL<br />
Archaeology in action<br />
Apr. 8<br />
Review for final exam<br />
Apr. 10 main ideas; concepts; types <strong>of</strong> exam questions<br />
*** Final Exam – During April Exam Period – (30%) ***
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