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From the Headmaster: Archaeology spring 2006 Syllabus

Introduction to Archaeology,
spring semester 2006,
TTH, 1:55 to 2:40,
Location: Pavilion & Tipi;
Instructor: Richard T. Stark, PhD,
rstark@anvilcom.com

Course Description: This course covers the fundamentals of archaeology, moving through the perspectives of history and theory. Specifically, we will explore the concepts of dialectics, hermeneutics, and social critique, with specific case studies.

Grading Scheme: Students will be evaluated every six –weeks grading period base upon daily grades and one exam per grading period. As there are three grading periods in the semester, there will be three six-weeks exams. A comprehensive semester exam will be given at the end of the semester. The semester average will be made up of the

Six-weeks grades:
50% = daily work (Questions of the Day).
50% = 3 exams

Semester Grades:
6th grade: 90% average of the 3 six-weeks grading periods + 10% comprehensive exam
7th grade: 85% average of the 3 six-weeks grading periods + 15% comprehensive exam
8th grade: 80% average of the 3 six-weeks grading periods + 20% comprehensive exam
Chronology:
Week 1: Jan 31: Introduction to Archaeology: What is archaeology?
Readings: http://www.unt.edu/anthropology/, http://anthropology.tamu.edu/, http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/anthropology/,
Week 2: Feb 7: World Prehistorical Survey
Readings: http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues05/may05/civilization.html
Week 3 Feb 14: Texas Prehistory
Theme: http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/theme/tools/index.html &
http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/pecos/index.html
Week 4 Feb 21: Paleoindians: Bonfire & Gault
Readings: http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/bonfire/index.html,
http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/gault/index.html, &
http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/pavoreal/index.html
Week 5 Feb 28: Archaic and Late Prehistoric Indians
Readings: http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/graham/index.html,
http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/hinds/index.html http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/honey/index.html
Week 6 March 7: Review and Exam
March 13 – 17 SPRING BREAK
Week 7 March 21: The Archaeology of Houses
Readings: http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/kids/houses/index.html
March 27 – 31 IOWA Test
Week 8 April 4: Garbology
Readings: http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/kids/meet.html
Week 9 April 11: Archaeological Dating & Hearths
Readings: http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/kids/dating.html &
http://php.indiana.edu/~tkavanag/asoule.html
Week 10 April 18: Rock Art
Readings: http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/pecos/art.html &
http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/plateaus/artistic/trail.html
Week 11 April 25 – 28 SHUMLA
Week 12 May 2: Review and Exam 2
Week 13 May 9: Case Study 1: The Archaeology of Mississipian Pipes & Coffee Rituals
Readings: http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~sajamato/Introduction1.html &
http://lithiccastinglab.com/gallery-pages/piperattlerpage.htm,
Week 14 May 16: Case Study 2: Graffiti and Review
Readings: http://www.otherthings.com/grafarc/about.html,
Week 15 May 23 Exam 3 and Comprehensive Exam