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Please answer each of the questions below in writing and turn in no later than the day/class time it is due.
1) Should Roberts have notified the authorities (e.g., BLM officials) that he found the pot described at the beginning of the book? What would you have done? Why?
2) While you are reading, create a list of at least five questions/issues in the Southwestern past that are most interesting to you. Briefly state why you are interested in each of these questions.
3) On page 129, Roberts writes: "No doubt, to the ancients, the aesthetic impulse had been utterly subordinate to the pragmatic." He is reacting to and interpreting the locations of dwellings on Cedar Mesa. Do you agree with his assertion? Why/Why not?
4) Roberts is very focused throughout the book on the late 13th century abandonment of the northern Southwest and so are many archaeologists. Why do you think there so much interest in the "abandonment"?
5) What were a few things in this book that surprised you, that you had no idea about?
6) What do you think about Blackburn's "Outdoor Museum"?
7) Please investigate the legality of taking historic/prehistoric artifacts and human remains from public lands. Please summarize in your own words the laws that govern lands owned by the state of Colorado and laws that govern federal lands (e.g., BLM, Forest Service, and Park Service) on artifact collecting. Do these laws seem appropriate to you? Why/why not?
8) Should archaeological tourism be encouraged to increase the number of people that visit the sites discussed by Roberts? What would some of the positive and negative impacts of increasing archaeological tourism be?
This activity is due before class on the day that it is due. No late assignments will be accepted. Please upload to Canvas as a Microsoft Word document.
Grading Rubric:
Please number your answers to match the questions. Please respond to these questions within a minimum of 3 full pages and maximum of four typed (double spaced, 12 point font) pages. There are no "right" answers to the questions above (except for Question 7); rather, they require you to thoughtfully develop your thinking on the topics and issues discussed in the text.
5 points = strong and convincing evidence of a careful and thoughtful reading of the entire book. This evidence will consist of paragraph-length answers to each question and clear and coherent sentences with a virtual absence of grammatical errors.
3 points = reasonably strong evidence of a careful and thoughtful reading of the entire book. This evidence will consist of paragraph-length answers to each question and clear and coherent sentences with a virtual absence of grammatical errors. All questions answered.
0 points and less = equivocal evidence of a careful and thoughtful reading of the entire book.
1) Should Roberts have notified the authorities (e.g., BLM officials) that he found the pot described at the beginning of the book? What would you have done? Why?
2) While you are reading, create a list of at least five questions/issues in the Southwestern past that are most interesting to you. Briefly state why you are interested in each of these questions.
3) On page 129, Roberts writes: "No doubt, to the ancients, the aesthetic impulse had been utterly subordinate to the pragmatic." He is reacting to and interpreting the locations of dwellings on Cedar Mesa. Do you agree with his assertion? Why/Why not?
4) Roberts is very focused throughout the book on the late 13th century abandonment of the northern Southwest and so are many archaeologists. Why do you think there so much interest in the "abandonment"?
5) What were a few things in this book that surprised you, that you had no idea about?
6) What do you think about Blackburn's "Outdoor Museum"?
7) Please investigate the legality of taking historic/prehistoric artifacts and human remains from public lands. Please summarize in your own words the laws that govern lands owned by the state of Colorado and laws that govern federal lands (e.g., BLM, Forest Service, and Park Service) on artifact collecting. Do these laws seem appropriate to you? Why/why not?
8) Should archaeological tourism be encouraged to increase the number of people that visit the sites discussed by Roberts? What would some of the positive and negative impacts of increasing archaeological tourism be?
This activity is due before class on the day that it is due. No late assignments will be accepted. Please upload to Canvas as a Microsoft Word document.
Grading Rubric:
Please number your answers to match the questions. Please respond to these questions within a minimum of 3 full pages and maximum of four typed (double spaced, 12 point font) pages. There are no "right" answers to the questions above (except for Question 7); rather, they require you to thoughtfully develop your thinking on the topics and issues discussed in the text.
5 points = strong and convincing evidence of a careful and thoughtful reading of the entire book. This evidence will consist of paragraph-length answers to each question and clear and coherent sentences with a virtual absence of grammatical errors.
3 points = reasonably strong evidence of a careful and thoughtful reading of the entire book. This evidence will consist of paragraph-length answers to each question and clear and coherent sentences with a virtual absence of grammatical errors. All questions answered.
0 points and less = equivocal evidence of a careful and thoughtful reading of the entire book.
