ANTHROPOLOGY 282:
Introduction to Prehistoric Archaeology
Professor John O'Shea
GSI Rachael Gruszka
Last Updated December 7, 2005
COPIES OF THE SYLLABUS ARE AVAILABLE HERE
COPIES OF THE FIRST PROJECT ARE AVAILABLE HERE
COPIES OF THE SECOND PROJECT ARE AVAILABLE HERE
Note: Revised Due Date for Second Project is 6 December!
Welcome to the website for Anthropology 282. This web site has been designed as a teaching tool to supplement (not replace!) your class lectures, readings, and discussion section activities. Materials on this site may include notes and overheads from lectures, review sheets, announcements for the class, and discussion questions for section meetings. THIS PAGE IS CONTINUALLY BEING UPDATED, SO CHECK IT FREQUENTLY. Use this site realizing that it does NOT contain everything you need to know about your class, nor are all materials included necessarily relevant to graded portions of your coursework.
LECTURE OUTLINES
Below are the outlines of the lecture sections along with copies of the
overheads shown during lecture. You can use your browser to control how much or
how little you want to see:
REMEMBER: These are simply the outlines of the materials discussed in class.
They will only be useful if you are following the lecture and discussion
sections regularly.
For the first half of the course (up to the midterm):
Lecture Outlines
Introduction to Archaeology
Formation of the Archaeological Record
The Concept of Time
Dating Methods
Material Culture
Introduction to Field Techniques
Subsistence and Economy
Power
Point Presentations
Introduction to Archaeology
The Formation of the Archaeological Record
The Concept of Time
Chronology and Dating
Relative Dating
Absolute Dating
Material Culture and Types
Introduction to Field Methods
Reconstructing Past Subsistence Practices and Economy
For the second half of the course
(midterm to end):
Lecture Outlines
Introduction to World Prehistory
The Archaeology of Early Hominids in Africa
Homo erectus and the Colonization of Europe
A Cultural Perspective on the Acheulean
The Last of the Neanderthals
The Later Paleolithic
The Peopling of the Americas
Post-Pleistocene Adaptations: The Mesolithic and Archaic
The Origins and Spread of Agriculture
Power
Point Presentations
World Prehistory and the Early Evolution of the hominids
The Archaeology of Early Hominids in Africa
Homo erectus and the Colonization of Europe
A Cultural Perspective on the Acheulean
The Last of the Neanderthals
A Brief Overview of the Upper Paleolithic
The Peopling of the Americas
Post-Pleistocene Adaptations: The Mesolithic and
Archaic
The Origins and Spread of
Agriculture
Exams and Grading
To assist you in preparing for the first and second hour exams, study guides
prepared by Rachael Gruszka will be available here. Example exams from a prior year
will also be provided. Remember, since course
content differs somewhat from year to year, previous exams may include
questions not covered this year, and may also leave out topics that were
emphasized in the present year. While the exams will have the same format
as those in previous years, your best guide to exam content is your lecture
notes.
CHANCEY KOALA
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A copy of her dating report can be viewed here: Report
The first Complaint can be viewed here: Complaint
Watch this space for Chancey's further adventures!
OTHER INTERESTING ODDS AND ENDS
A copy of the Carbon 14 Calibration Program used in class can be downloaded HERE
The program will automatically unpack and you will need to use the set up
option to adjust the program settings for your machine.
The program will run in DOS or in a DOS window.
A more complete Carbon 14 Calibration System distributed by Oxford University
can be downloaded HERE
This is a larger program that is distributed in a compressed format. It will
automatically unpack once you click on the down-loaded file. This package is
designed to work on Windows 95/98/2000 XP and NT.
Try your hand at dating a northern Michigan Shipwreck DATE
THE WRECK
Read an interesting short essay on Archaeology and Multiculturalism ARTICLE
View the Smithsonian Institution's Web Site on Hominid Evolution HERE
Looking for Alternatives to the theory of 'Intelligent Design'? Consider FSM
And just in time for Halloween a true Tale
from the Crypt
Read an interesting account of Mesolithic society in Northwest Russia HERE
ANTHRO LINKS
http://www.umma.lsa.umich.edu
(Museum of Anthropology Home Page)
Below will be listed some interesting links to internet resources related to
different anthropological topics. Feel free to check these out as supplementary
resources to your coursework.
http://www.saa.org (Society for American
Archaeology Home Page)
http://www.physics.arizona.edu/ams/
(Accelerator Dating Home Page)
http://www.anthro.net
(A general guide to web resources)
http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/default.html
(The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago Home Page)
http://www.sha.org (Society for Historical
Archaeology)