Part I: The Framework of Archaeology
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PART I: THE FRAMEWORK OF ARCHAEOLOGY
Aug 22 - Introduction & Preview
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Aug 24 - Archaeology & Antiquarianism
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Aug. 26 - Archaeology & Antiquarianism Part 2-
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Aug. 29 - Archaeology Today: The Twelve Questions
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Aug 31 03 - Science, Art, & Critical Thinking
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Sep 02 - Culture & Adaptation: Archaeology as Anthropology
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Sep 07 - The Variety of the Evidence: What is “The Archaeological Record”?
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Sep 09 - Preservation of Archaeological Data: Formation Processes (Michael Schiffer) & Stratigraphy
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Sept 12 - Case Study: Seismic Archaeology at Kourion, Cyprus with David Soren and Michael Schiffer & How to Combine Science & Archaeology http://www.ringofchrist.com/earthquake-house/4-archaeological-team.html
Sep 14 - The Process of Archaeological Research
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Sep 16 - Data collection: Reconnaissance & Survey
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Sep 19 - Data collection: Excavation I
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Sep 21 - Data collection: Excavation II For this lecture use link http://www.crowcanyon.org/education/pueblo_indian_history.asp
Sep 23 - Case Study: Lugnano In Teverina, Umbria, Italy & Data Collection http://www.coh.arizona.edu/projects/lugnano/default.html
Sept 26 - Chronometry: Absolute
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Sep 28- Review in class for the Midterm Examination
Sept 30 -Jeopardy Game in class to review for the Midterm Examination
Oct 03 - MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Oct 05 - Problems in Historical and Archaeological Chonometry & Chronology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_of_Kings
Part II: Discovering the Variety of Human Experience
Oct 07 - Settlement Archaeology & Spatial Analysis
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Oct 10 - Social Archaeology
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Oct 12 - Environmental Archaeology
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Oct 14 - Reconstructing Subsistence & Diet
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Oct 17 - Technology, Typology & Classification
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Oct 19 - Trade, Exchange, and Power
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Oct 21 - Cognitive Archaeology, Art, & Ceremonialism
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Oct. 24 - The Archaeology of People: Individuals in Prehistory
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Oct 26- Ethnoarchaeology & Experimental Archaeology
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Oct. 28 - Explanation in Archaeology
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PART III: EXPLORING THE WORLD OF ARCHAEOLOGY
Oct 31 - Case Study: Winckelmann and the Historiography of Pompeii http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/pompeii/history.html
Nov 02 - Guest Lecture by Gabriella Soto
Nov 04 - Case Study: Malaria Research & Plasmodium Falciparum http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/malaria_01.shtml
Nov. 07 Ancient Epidemics: Can Archaeology Unearth Ancient Diseases? http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/malaria_01.shtml
Nov. 09 - Archaeology & The Movies: Indiana Jones to Documentaries http://www.archaeologymovies.com/lara-croft-tomb-raider.htm
Nov 14- Case Study: Early Complex Societies
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Nov 16- Case Study: Filming Ancient Phoenician and Roman Carthage http://www.livius.org/cao-caz/carthage/carthage.html
Nov. 18 -Hydrology, Virtual Reality and Archaeology- Chianciano Terme http://www.coh.arizona.edu/projects/terme/terme.html
Nov. 20- Where Did It Come From? The Origins of Everyday Technology
Nov. 22 - No class but you must substitute for this class by making a time to visit the Virtual Reality Display at AZ-Live in the Computer Center and sign up for one session http://uanews.org/printview/11077
Nov. 28 - Archaeology and the Public: Who Owns the Past?
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Nov 30 - Reconstructing Ancient Roman Sacred and Domestic Architecture http://www.flickr.com/photos/7549203@N04/3261208096/
Dec 02 - World Archaeology & the Human Past
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Dec 05 - Review session for the final examination on Dec 7
Dec 07 - Final Examination