week 1: learning objective: to develop an understanding of the concepts of sustainability, resilience, and collapse
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what should i Do Before class? |
due dates |
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21 Jan
MON |
9:00 Course Overview
Introduction of the research problem and course. 11:15 First Monday Speaker: Dr. Reena Goldthree |
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22 Jan
TUE |
9:15 What is sustainability and sustainable development?
Discuss: Thiele, Intro, CH 1, 2, and Walker 1:30 to 3:00 pm Afternoon session with Shelley Harper. Please bring you laptop. |
READ: How to read and lead a discussion on the readings
READ: Thiele, Introduction and Chapter 1, 2 READ: Cross-Case Investigation of Initial Conditions Preceding Demographic Decline in the SW (in Canvas, Files) READ: This course website; come to class with any questions. |
9:00 am Key concepts quiz (See Canvas, Quiz - not necessary to do readings before the quiz - this is practice)
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23 Jan
WED |
Discuss Walker
What is resilience? Discuss: Thiele, Folke Scott depart for AIA presentation |
READ: Walker (2007), in Canvas, Files
READ: Thiele, Chapter 3 READ: Stockholm Resilience Center, What is Resilience? (Canvas) WATCH: Walker on Resilience |
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24 Jan
THU |
What is collapse?
Discuss: Thiele, Railey and Reycraft, Middleton, Diamond |
READ: Thiele, Conclusion, p. 199
READ: Railey and Reycraft (2008), Canvas READ: Middleton, Collapse, Resilience, and Transformation, Canvas READ: Diamond, Prologue |
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25 Jan
FRI |
Introduction to the ancient North American Southwest and archaeology
Form Research Teams and scope culture history and associated data tables due next week. Teams should meet before Monday's class. |
READ: Peeples, Back to Basics, Part 1, 2, 3 (links at bottom of each post).
READ: Gumerman and Gell-Mann, Cultural Evolution in the SW READ: Kuwanwisiwma, Yupkoyvi: The Hopi Story of Chaco Canyon READ: Naranjo, Thoughts on Migration READ: Ancient Cultures, Archaeology Southwest (select links and read to learn as much as practical). |
week 2: learning objective: TO APPLY the
comparative method to original research ON DEMOGRAPHIC DECLINE
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28 Jan
MON |
The Southwestern past continued.
Knowledge creation in archaeology. Past missteps. Introduction to the comparative method. Afternoon research team meetings with Shelby (to be scheduled as convenient) |
READ: Themes in SW Prehistory, Gumerman, Patterns and Perturbations in Southwestern Prehistory
READ: Smith and Peregrine, Approaches to Comparative Analysis in Archaeology (2012), Canvas READ: Hegmon et al. Social Transformation and Its Human Costs (Canvas) COLLABORATE: with your Research Team and begin learning about the "archaeological cultures" you will research (plan to provide the class with an update on your team meeting Monday during class). |
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29 Jan
TUE |
Examples of the comparative method.
Introduction to coding. Discuss variable selection for research. Afternoon research team meetings with Shelby (to be scheduled as convenient) |
READ: Diamond and Robinson (2010), Prologue
READ: Diamond and Robinson (2010), Using Comparative Methods in Studies of Human History, Canvas READ: Diamond (2010), Intra-Island and Inter-Island Comparisons READ: Rollett and Diamond (2004), Environmental Predictors of Pre European Deforestation (Canvas) READ: Rollett (2007), Avoiding Collapse, Pre- European Sustainability on Pacific Islands (Canvas) |
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30 Jan
WED |
Challenges in Research Design:
causal mechanisms, correlation vs. causation, variable overlap, uncertainty, scientific argumentation, clarity in writing. Coding exercise |
READ: Cross-Case Investigation of Initial Conditions Preceding Demographic Decline in the SW with Ingram comments (in Canvas, Files)
READ: Ember and Ember Coding Cases (Canvas) READ: Diamond, Lessons from Environmental Collapse of Past Societies READ:Nelson et al., 2016 Climate Challenges, Vulnerability, and Food Security |
9:15 Written critique of Cross-Case Investigation of Initial Conditions paper. A collaboration with your Research Team. Bring to class and provide everyone copies.
9:15 am Key concepts quiz (See Canvas, Quiz) |
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31 Jan
THU |
Case study: Ancestral Puebloan, Fremont, Hohokam, Casas Grande/Paquime, Central Arizona (Sinagua).
Peer-review of documents presented. |
READ: Sim, Critique of Research
READ: Sim, Critique of Research Presentation Presentations (10-15 min) by Research Teams on culture history, existing causes/arguments for the demographic decline of the group you are investigating, and recommended independent variables for our research. See activity description (select link). |
For those presenting, bring copies to distribute your answers/paragraphs for questions 1-6.
9:15 Citing your sources quiz |
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1 Feb
FRI |
Case study: Mogollon, Mimbres, Central AZ (Sinagua), Patayan, Trincheras
Peer-review of documents presented. Variable selection. |
Presentations (10-15 min) by Research Teams on culture history, existing causes/arguments for the demographic decline of the group you are investigating, and recommended independent variables for our research. See activity description (select link).
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week 3: Learning objective: to generate results that provide insights
into sustainability and collapse
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4 Feb
MON |
Discuss status of case studies and data tables. Next steps.
1:15 Afternoon session with Tyler Sim. Evaluation of variables selected. |
READ: Phillips et al 2018, Village Growth, Infectious Disease, End of Neolithic Demographic Decline
READ: McClelland 2015, Revisiting Hohokam Paleodemography |
Bring to class completion of first draft of variable coding.
9:15 am Southwest in Space and Time Quiz |
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5 Feb
TUE |
Discussion of paper structure
Research team meetings |
Work on the Wednesday's intermediate work flow deadline. See below!
Collaborate with your team - everyone in your team should know each case! |
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6 Feb
WED |
Review Data Tables and Narratives and discuss next steps
Analyzing the data |
PRESENT AND SHARE FOR PEER DISCUSSION AND REVIEW:
(1) Completed coding sheet (2nd draft), (2) Supplementary Materials (1st draft), (3) Case summary (2nd draft, fully cited), (4) Synthesis of depopulation arguments (2nd draft, fully cited). |
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7 Feb
THU |
Class does not meet. Teams work together on all aspects of the research.
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8 Feb
FRI |
9:30 Meet in classroom.
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Return peer-reviews of Wednesday's submission of Supplementary Materials.
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Week 4: learning objective: communicating the past to
inform the present and future
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11 Feb
MON |
9:15 am meet in classroom.
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Deadlines as determined by the research team.
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9:15 am Citing your sources quiz
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12 Feb
TUE |
9:15 am meet in classroom
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Deadlines as determined by the research team.
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13 Feb
WED |
What have we learned?
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9:15 am Key concepts quiz available on Canvas
9:15 am Self-Assessment of Learning and Engagement (file under Announcements in Canvas; required) 12:00 pm Research Paper due. Email one document to Scott. |
