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due dates


28 Aug
FRI
Welcome and introduction to class. 

31 Aug
MON
What is archaeology? Why care about the past?  Introduction to 1491. 
Read 1491: Introduction, pp. 3-31

2 Sep
WED
What is archaeology? The past as experiment. Last day for late registration. 
Read Deetz: What is Archaeology, pp. 1-19 (see Blackboard, Course Materials)

4 Sep
FRI
What is archaeology?  Examples of excavation and interpretation.  Film: the Archaeology of Range Creek, Utah
Read Deetz: Dating methods, pp. 21-42 (see Blackboard, Course Materials)


9 Sep
WED
What is archaeology?  Examples of excavation and interpretation.  
Read Deetz: Space and Time, pp. 55-65 (in Blackboard, Course Materials)

11 Sep
FRI
How do we know when things happened in the past?  Film: the Archaeology of Range Creek, Utah
Read 1491: Calendar Math, pp. 409-414
Review Questions available between 3 pm 9/11 to 10 am 9/14

14 Sep
MON
Arriving in North America
Read 1491: Pleistocene Wars, pp. 155-196

16 Sep
WED
Arriving in North America
Film: Seeking the First Americans
Read 1491: Pleistocene Wars, pp. 155-196

18 Sep
FRI
Research seminar: Introduction to cross-cultural research project. 
Read: Ember and Ember, Basic Guide to Cross Cultural Research: Introduction, Organization and Classification, What's the Question
Review Questions available between 3 pm 18 Sep and 10 am 21 Sep

21 Sep
MON
South America and Mesoamerica: Inka, Olmec, Maya.  Origins of "civilization." 
Read 1491: In the Land of Four Quarters, pp. 71-109, Read 1491: Talking Knots, pp. 399-404

23 Sep
WED
South America and Mesoamerica: Inka, Olmec, Maya. 
Read 1491: Cotton (or Anchovies) and Maize, pp. 197-231.  Optional: Read more about Mesoamerican cultures here. 

25 Sep
FRI
Research seminar: Finding a research question
Read: Ember and Ember, Basic Guide to Cross Cultural Research: Sampling, Measures
Review Questions available between 3 pm 25 Sep and 10 am 28 Sep

28 Sep
MON
Mesoamerica: Inka. Origins of agriculture.
Read 1491: Writing, Wheels, and Bucket Brigades, pp. 232-276.  Optional: read more about the evolution of corn.  

30 Sep
WED
Mesoamerica: Inka. Origins of agriculture. 

2 Oct
FRI
Research seminar: Meet in Library Room 315A for session on eHRAF. 
Read: Practical Guide to using eHRAF, 
Review Questions available between 3 pm 2 Oct and 10 am 5 Oct

5 Oct
MON
​Mesoamerica
Read: Mesoamerica Overview, pp. 114-125 in Blackboard, Course Materials

7  Oct
WED
Mesoamerica
Read: 1491: Made in America, pp. 277-288

9 Oct
FRI
Research seminar:  The Art of Measurement
Read: Ember and Ember, Basic Guide to Cross Cultural Research, Analysis of Results
Review Questions available between 3 pm 9 Oct and 10 am 12 Oct

12 Oct
MON
Area studies: Southwest
Read: Peeples, Back to Basics, Parts I, II, III. Links at bottom of his page for Part II and Part III. 

14 Oct
WED
Area studies: Southwest
Read: Gumerman and Gell-Mann

16 Oct
FRI
Research Seminar: Sampling to Analysis; Coding
Review Questions available between 3 pm 16 Oct and 10 am 19 Oct

19 Oct
MON
Area studies: Southwest
Read: Archaeology Southwest

21 Oct
WED
Area studies: Southwest
Read: Judge (see Blackboard, Course Materials)

23 Oct
FRI
Area studies: Southwest
Read: Cameron (see Blackboard, Course Materials)
Review Questions available between 3 pm 23 Oct and 10 am 26 Oct

26 Oct
MON
Area studies: Southwest

28 Oct 
WED
Area studies: Moundbuilders and Mississippians 
Read 1491: Made in America, pp. 288-318

30 Oct
FRI
Area studies: Moundbuilders and Mississippians ​
Review Questions available between 3 pm 30 Oct and 10 am 2 Nov

2 Nov
MON
Area studies: Moundbuilders and Mississippians, Northeast Forests

4 Nov
WED
Area studies: Cahokia.  Last day to drop classes.
Watch: Cahokia: America's Lost Metropolis (sign in with your UTA ID)

6 Nov
FRI
Area studies:  Northeast Forests, Interior West. West Coast
Review Questions available between 3 pm 6 Nov and 10 am 9 Nov

9 Nov
MON
Area studies:  Northeast Forests, Interior West. West Coast. Registration begins for Spring 2016. Check out the great Anthropology courses here. 
Extra credit activity: Meet the Instructor must be completed by this date. 

11 Nov
WED
Area studies:  Northeast Forests, Interior West. West Coast.

13 Nov
FRI
Area studies: West Coast, Arctic and Subarctic

16 Nov
MON
Area studies: Film: Netsilik Eskimo or Ishi

18 Nov
WED
Workshop on cross-cultural studies.
Bring a paper copy of your cross-cultural study to class to receive feedback.

20 Nov
FRI
Discussion and peer-review of cross-cultural studies.
Bring a paper copy of your cross-cultural study to class to receive feedback.

23 Nov
MON
Discussion of what was learned with the cross-cultural study. Finish watching the film, Ishi. 
Read 1491: Amazonia, pp. 319-359
Cross-cultural study due by 10 am. Upload to Blackboard.

25 Nov
WED
Area studies: Arctic and Subarctic. 
Read 1491: The Artificial Wilderness, pp. 360-378

30 Nov
MON
​Area studies: Arctic and sub Arctic
​Read 1491: Why Billington Survived, pp. 35-70; Read 1491: Frequently Asked Questions, pp. 110-154 

2 Dec
WED
​What happens when the Old and New Worlds meet? Case studies of the SW and Greenland.
​Read 1491: The Syphilis Exception, pp. 405-408

4 Dec
FRI
Class will not meet this day.  Use the time to finish reading 1491 and to complete your Book Project. 
Review Questions available between 3 pm  4 Dec and 10 am 7 Dec. Extra credit: Information Mgmt. System due by 10 am

7 Dec
MON
Can the past inform the present?

9 Dec
WED
Visiting archaeological sites.  What have we learned?  
​LAST DAY OF CLASSES

Final
Book questions due at time scheduled for Final Exam: 14 Dec at 10:30 am

“As the instructor for this course, I reserve the right to adjust this schedule in any way that serves the educational needs of the students enrolled in this course. –Scott E. Ingram.” 
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