ANTHROPOLOGY 202 - ARCHAEOLOGY SPRING 2008
Archaeology Minor
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Dr. James Newhard, Program Director
Interdisciplinary Minor in Archaeology
308B Randolph Hall
Ph:  843-953-5485
Email:  newhardj@cofc.edu
Description
The course, Archaeology, is designed as a mid level course exploring the methods within the discipline. The student will have the unique opportunity to work in small groups with instructor supervision and learn archaeological methodology through direct work with real data and archaeological materials. The course involves a series of lectures and readings, coupled with laboratories that involve hands-on gathering and interpretation of archaeological data. The student will be introduced to the key analytical methods archaeologists use to make interpretations of the past including mapping, lithic analysis, microscopic functional analysis, ceramic analysis, faunal analysis and methods in environmental reconstruction.

Instructor
Dr. Maureen A. Hays
  Office - 19 St Philip St Room 201
  Phone - 953-6597
  E-mail - haysm@cofc.edu
  Web site - http://www.cofc.edu/~haysm/
  Office Hours - Monday and Wednesday 2-3, and by appointment

Course Texts
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P = Packet- There is a small reading packet available at Sassy Inc. located on Wentworth and
St Philip street next to the parking garage.  In the packet you will find your lab materials.

Grading

Determined by total of scores from a Midterm (worth 30%), a cumulative Final (worth 35%), a written Library Assignment (worth 10%), and 5 Labs  (each worth 5%).  It is expected that students will come to class,  having done the readings in preparation for labs.

Exam Schedule

        Midterm-     Monday, February 25 - Objective/Short Essay
                            Wednesday, February 27 - Synthetic Interpretive Essay   
        Final-          Saturday, April 26, 12-3  

Laboratories
Labs are scheduled to coincide with lecture material.  They are designed to give students hands on experience in basic analytical methods in archaeology.  Students must be in attendance for labs.  There will be no lab make-ups.

Library Assignment
Due: Last Day of Class - December 3 

Attendance Policy
Attendance is critical in this course.  If you miss class it is your responsibility to get the notes from a classmate.  More than 4 absences will result in lowering of the final grade by one letter grade.

Make-Up Policy
Exam make-ups will only be given under extreme circumstances.  If you miss the midterm you must see me within one week (preferable sooner) after the exam to schedule a make-up. All make-ups will be essay exams. 

Grade Scale
                      86-89    B+    76-78    C+    66-68    D+
93-100    A     82-85     B     72-75     C     62-65     D    0-58    F            
90-92      A-    79-81     B-    69-71    C-    59-61     D-    
 

Lecture                                                         Reading/Assignments
WEEK 1    JANUARY 9
W 9        Introduction - What is Anthropology?               

WEEK 2    JANUARY 14-16
M 14        What is Archaeology? Archaeological Questions             E:1. An Introduction to Archaeology
W 16        Archaeological Questions - Lab 1: Ethnoarchaeology      E: 4. Archaeological Questions
                                                                                                               P: Lab 1
WEEK 3    JANUARY 21-23
M 21        MLK NO CLASS                               
W 23        GOL 1- Dating Techniques                                                   E:8. Dating
                                                                                                                Lab1 Due
      
WEEK 4     JANUARY 28-30
M 28        Archaeological Research                                                      E: 4. How Archaeology Works
W 30        Archaeological Excavation                                                    E: 5. Fieldwork

WEEK 5    FEBRUARY 4-6
M 4        Lab 2: Interpreting Archaeological Maps                               P: Lab 2
W 6        GOL 2-Lithic Analysis                                                              E: 10. Lithic Analysis       
               Video: Making Stone Tools                                                     Lab 2 Due           

WEEK 6     FEBRUARY 11-13
M 11        Lab 3: Lithic Analysis                                                            P: Lab 3
W 13        Lithic Analysis                                                                        E:10. Lithic Analysis
                                                                                                                  Lab 3 Due

WEEK 7    FEBRUARY 18-20
M 18        Discussion - Read -           
1980 Cahen, D and L. Keeley Not Less Than Two, Not More Than Three. World Archaeology 12:166-180.
W 20        GOL 3 - Video: Making Stone Tools - Discuss Exam I

WEEK 8    FEBRUARY 25-27
M 25        Midterm Exam - Part I Objective/Short Essay
W 27        Midterm Exam -Part II Synthetic Interpretive Essay       

WEEK 9    MARCH 3-5
M 3       SPRING BREAK - NO CLASS
W 5        SPRING BREAK - NO CLASS       

WEEK 10    MARCH 10-12
M 10        Go over Exam I       
W 12        Ceramic Analysis                                                                     E:11. Ceramic Analysis       

WEEK 11    MARCH 17-19
M 17        Paleoethnobotany                                                                    E: 13. Archaeobotany
W 19        Paleoethnobotany                                                                    E:13. Archaeobotany

WEEK 12     MARCH 24-26
M 24        Lab 4: Paleoethnobotanical Analysis                                     P: Lab 4
W 26        NO CLASS - ATTENDING SAA MEETINGS

WEEK 13    MARCH 31- APRIL 2
M 31        GOL 4 -  Faunal Analysis                                                        E: 12. Archaeozoology   
                                                                                                                    Lab 4 Due
W 2        Faunal Analysis                                                                           E: 12. Archaeozoology       

WEEK 14    APRIL 7-9
M 7        Lab 5: Owl Pellets Analysis                                                        P: Lab 5
W 9         Environmental Reconstruction                                                   E: 9. Geoarchaeology                                                                                                                                                                                    Lab 5 Due 
WEEK 15    APRIL 14-16
M 14        GOL 5 - Environmental Reconstruction                                   E: 9. Geoarchaeology   
W 16        Cultural Resource Management                                               E:10. Archaeology Today
   
WEEK 16    APRIL 21-23
M 21        Video: Bones of Contention 49 min #3164
W 23        Cultural Resource Management: NAGPRA                             E: 16. Should the Remains of Prehistoric
         Library Assignment Due                                                              Native Americans Be Reburied Rather Than Studied?     

Some Links for Field Schools

 Archaeologyfieldwork.com
 Archaeological Institute of America