Class Schedule (Fall 2004)

 

 

 

date

topic

1 -- Sept. 7 (Tue)

Introduction

2 -- Sept. 9 (Thur)

A History of Archaeology

3 -- Sept. 14 (Tue)

Archaeological Theory

4 -- Sept. 16 (Thur)

Archaeological Methods

5 -- Sept. 21 (Tue)

Fossils, Artifacts, Dating

6 -- Sept. 23 (Thur)

Genus: Australopithecus

7 -- Sept. 28 (Tue)

Genus: Australopithecus to Homo

8 -- Sept. 30 (Thur)

Genus: Homo

9 -- Oct. 5 (Tue)

QUIZ

10 -- Oct. 7 (Thur)

Language Develops

11 -- Oct. 12 (Tue)

Neanderthals

12 -- Oct. 14 (Thur)

Modern Humans and Early Art

13 -- Oct. 19 (Tue)

Review for Midterm

14 -- Oct. 21 (Thur)

MIDTERM

15 -- Oct. 26 (Tue)

Hunting and Gathering

16 -- Oct. 28 (Thur)

Peopling the New World: Debates

17 -- Nov. 2 (Tue)

(no class -- election day)

18 -- Nov. 4 (Thur)

Peopling the New World: Data

19 -- Nov. 9 (Tue)

Increasing Cultural Complexity

20 -- Nov. 11 (Thur)

Why Do People Farm?

21 -- Nov. 16 (Tue)

Agriculture: The Old World

22 -- Nov. 18 (Thur)

Agriculture: The Americas

23 -- Nov. 23 (Tue)

Rise of Civilization

24 -- Nov. 25 (Thur)

(no class -- thanksgiving)

25 -- Nov. 30 (Tue)

Conclusions and Review for Final

26 -- Dec. 2 (Thur)

Student Presentations 

27 -- Dec. 7 (Tue)

Student Presentations 

28 -- Dec. 9 (Thur)

Student Presentations

TBA

FINAL