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World Prehistory Anthropology 202

Fall 2014 - Monday and Wednesday, Building 3 Room 213
 

Course Description:

An overview of the prehistoric cultures of the Old and New Worlds from the emergence of the first hominins to the dawn of history.

Learning Objectives:

To develop a working knowlege of global culture history before the European diaspora based on the findings from archaeology and paleoanthropology. Students should develop preliminary understanding of (1) the fossil record of human evolution; (2) the processes that shape cultural change; (3) human ecology including demographic, genetic, and environmental dimensions of human adaptations; (4) the historical place of humans today around the globe; (5) the earliest history and impact of human resource utilization; (6) critical evaluation of scientific theories and related empirical evidence.
 

Office Hours:

Monday 12:30-2:00, Tuesday 1:00-3:30, and Wednesday 12:00-1:00, or by appointment, in Faculty Offices, Building 47, Room 13D.
 

Required Text:

Fagan, Brian
2011 World Prehistory: A Brief Introduction (Eighth Edition). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall. ISBN 978-0-205-01791-1

Other Required Book:

Parker, Mari Prichard, and Elvio Angeloni (editors)
2014 Archaeology (eleventh edition). Guilford Connecticut: Dushkin/McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-812774-8
 

General Information:

Class lectures will be held each Monday and Wednesday, 10:10-12:00 PM, in Building 3 Room 213. Attendance at all lectures is highly recommended since examination questions will be based on material covered in lectures as well as on assigned readings.
 

Performance Evaluation:

The course grade for each student will be based on:

  • First midterm examination (90 pts., or »26%)
  •  Attendance at an out-of-class film (October 23)(20 points or ~8%)
  • Second midterm examination (90 pts., or »26%)
  • final examination (140 pts., or »40%)

A=305-340 pts
B=270-304 pts
C=235-269 pts
D=216-234 pts

Exam scores May be curved.

The examinations will cover materials from lectures, fact sheets, readings, power point presentations, and  films, and will consist of multiple-choice and true/false questions. An IBM Scantron Form 882-E, and #2 lead pencil are required for all exams (two for the final).  These can be purchased at the Bookstore. The final examination will be non-cumulative.

On Thursday October 23, 6:30-8:00 p.m. in Spanos Theater, there will be a screening of the documentary, Becoming California, Students must attend the lecture and write a short (1-2 pages-typed) summary of the archaeological component of the film. The paper is due in class Wednesday, October 29.

Students are expected to take the examinations at the scheduled times.  The first midterm examination will be held in-class on Monday, 13 October.  The second midterm will be held in-class Wednesday, 5 November. Only students with valid institutionally acceptable reasons (e.g., conflict with another University sponsored event, severe illness, or personal crisis) will be permitted to take make-up exams. Students must make arrangements to take the make-up no later than the day of the exam. The final examination will be held as scheduled on Monday, December 8, 10:10 AM- 1:00 PM, in Building 3 Room 213.  If you have reason to believe that you will not be able to take the final exam at the scheduled time, please do not enroll in this course.  Only institutionally acceptable excuses for missing the final exam will be considered. A note on cell phones. Please remember to turn your phone off before the beginning of each lecture! Ringing cell phones are very disruptive. Individuals whose phones ring repeatedly in class will be dismissed and given an “F”. Please also be aware that texting is not allowed in class.  Students using laptops to take notes are required to sit in the first two rows and must refrain from other online activities while class is in session. Students using laptops for purposes other than taking notes in class will also be dismissed.

 

  date topic Reading (fagan refers to the textbook world prehistory by brian fagan and parker and angeloni refers to the reader, archaeology, edited by mari prichard parker and elvio angeloni
22 September, Monday Introduction to Archaeology and Prehistory

Fagan 3-24

Parker and Angeloni pp. 8-11

Fact Sheet Week 1

Power Point

 

 

24 September,

Wednesday

Geologic Time and the Discovery of Human Prehistory

Thinking About Our Origins, DeSalle and Tattersall, pp. 11-47 (pdf)

Section II (pdf)

Section III (pdf)

Power Point

29 September,

Monday

Beginnings: Africa

Fagan 37-52

Fact Sheet Week 2

Power Point

1 October, Wednesday The Genus Homo

Fagan 52-85

Power Point

6 October, Monday The emergence of modern humans
(Homo sapiens )

Fact Sheet

Fagan 85-99

Wither Neanderthals by Richard Klein

Power Point

Gibbons pp. 100-102 in Parker and Angeloni

8 October, Wednesday The Upper Paleolithic and the spread of Homo sapiens
sapiens

Fagan 103-119

Power Point

Zimmer pp. 86-90, in Parker and Angeloni

Wong pp. 109-113 in Parker and Angeloni

 

13 October,

Monday

First Midterm

Please an IBM Scantron Form 882-E, and a #2 lead pencil

Midterm review Sheet

15 October, Wednesday Colonization of the New World

Fact Sheet

Power Point

Fagan 119-127

Curry pp.35-37 in Parker and Angeloni

  20 October, Monday Colonization of the New World (continued)

Fact Sheet

Power Point

Kerr (2010)

22 October, Wednesday Complex Foragers in California

Fagan 129-136

Power Point

  23 October, Thursday   Becoming California (Film screening)
Spanos Theater 6:30-8:30
27 October, Monday Complex Foragers in California (continued)

Fact Sheet

Power Point

  29 October, Wednesday Colonization of the Pacific

Power Point
Fagan 182-187

Smith pp. 38-41 in Parker and Angeloni

Lawler 2010

  3 November, Monday Transition to Farming

Fact Sheet

Power Point

Papers on Becoming California due in class
Fagan 136-166, 171-177

Underhill pp. 114-116 in Parker and Angeloni

  5 November, Wednesday Second Midterm Examination

Midterm Review Sheet Installment A

Installment B

Please an IBM Scantron Form 882-E, and a #2 lead pencil

10 November,

Monday

Early Farming societies in the New World: The American Southwest

Fact Sheet

Power Point

Fagan 29, 187-194

12 November, Wednesday Southwest (continued) Power Point
Reinhard pp. 51-56 in Parker and Angeloni
LeBlanc pp. 42-46 in Parker and Angeloni
  17 November, Monday Early Farming societies in the New World : The Southeast

Fact Sheet
Power Point 

Fagan 194-203

Wright pp. 47-49 in Parker and Angeloni

19 November,
Wednesday
Civilization I: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Lowland Mesoamerica (Olmec) Power Point
Fagan 207-239, 251-267, 302-307
24 November,
Monday
Civilization II: Mesoamerica

Fact Sheet
Power Point

Fagan 307-325

Maugh pp. 79-80 in Parker and Angeloni

2 December, Monday Civilization IV: Andean States

Fact Sheet

Power Point
Fagan 347-369
Pringle 139-142 in Parker and Angeloni

4 December, Wednesday The End of Prehistory: Conquest of the Inca and the Legacy of Civilization

Power Point

Fagan 369-373

  8 December, Monday

Final Examination

10:10 - 1:00 p.m.

Review Sheet

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