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Fall 2002
This information effective
for Fall 2002.
Check with instructor the first day of class for any changes.
Office: 403 Social Sciences
1
Phone: 459-3201 (w/ answering machine)
E-Mail: judith@cats.ucsc.edu
Office Hours: Wed. 1-3 PM and other times by appointment.
Class Meetings: Mon.-Wed.-Fri.
9:30-10:40 am
Room: 208 Crown College
This course will outline the development of native cultures in North America from the end of the last ice age (ca. 20,000 BP) up to the time of European contact (ca. AD. 1500). Emphasis will be placed on the variability of cultural expression in each region and the historical continuity between the archaeological record and modern Native Americans. Topics include the peopling of the New World, the development of early foraging societies in the Far West and Far North, the origins of agriculture and village life, and the emergence of politically complex societies in the Southwest and Eastern Woodlands.
Students will be evaluated on the basis of a) class attendance and participation in class discussions (100 points); b) two take-home exams (200 points); and c) a 10-15 page research paper (200 points) on a topic of the student's choosing, in consultation with the instructor. You must earn a minimum of 350 points to get a P/C grade for this course.
Required Texts: (All available at Bay Tree Bookstore on campus)
Reserve List (McHenry Library):
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Late Paper Policy: Extensions of assignment deadlines will not be granted, except in cases of serious medical or personal emergencies. Late assignments will be accepted at the discretion of the instructor and will have points deducted from their final grade/evaluation. Turning assignments in late will be noted in the final narrative evaluation for the course.
Wed Sept 18
Discovering Ancient North America I: An Introduction
Fri Sept 20
Discovering Ancient North America II: The Search for Origins
Fagan: Chap. 1 and Chap. 2
Hantman, J. and G. Dunham (1993) "The Enlightened Archaeologist." (Reader)
Preston, D. (1997) "Fossils and the Folsom Cowboy." (Reader)
Mon Sept 23
Movie: Myths and Mound Builders (1980) [vt 1351]
Wed Sept 25
Peopling of the New World I
Fagan: Chap. 4, pp. 69-79
Kunz, M.L. and R.E. Reanier (1995) "Paleoindians in Beringia: Evidence from Arctic Alaska." (Reader)
Fri Sept 27
Peopling of the New World II
Fagan: Chap. 4, pp. 70-85
Adovasio, J.M. and R.C. Carlisle (1984) "An Indian Hunters' Camp for 20,000 Years." (Reader)
Mon Sept 30
Video: Mystery of the First Americans (2000) [vt 7297]
Turner, C. (1989) "Teeth and Prehistory in Asia." (Reader)
Preston, D. (1997) "The Lost Man." (Reader)
Wed Oct 2
The First Americans
Fagan Chap 4, pp. 85-90
Haynes, V.C. (1966) "Elephant-Hunting in North America." (Reader)
Nemecek, S. (2000) "Who Were the First Americans." (Reader)Research Paper Abstract and Bibliography Due
Fri Oct 4
The PaleoIndians I: Big Game Hunters of the West
Fagan: Chap. 5, pp. 91-101
Wheat, J.B. (1967) "A Paleo-Indian Bison Kill." (Reader)
Mon Oct 7
The PaleoIndians II: The Eastern Woodlands
Fagan: Chap. 5, pp. 101-108
Gramly, R. (1981) "Eleven Thousand Years in Maine." (Reader)
Wed Oct 9
The Far North I: Early Arctic Cultures
Fagan: Chap. 8
Anderson, D.D. (1968) "A Stone Age Campsite at the Gateway to
America." (Reader)
Fri Oct 11
The Far North II: Norton, Dorset, and Tule
Fagan: Chap. 9
McGhee, R. (1981) "A Tale of Two Cultures." (Reader)
Mon Oct 14
Video: The People of Ukpiagvik (1985) [vt 2450]
Wed Oct 16
Foragers of the Far West I: The Northwest Coast
Fagan: Chap. 10, pp. 205-216; Chap. 11, pp. 221-231
Fladmark, K.R. (1979) "The Early Prehistory of the Queen Charlotte Islands." (Reader)
Fri Oct 18
Foragers of the Far West II: The Plateau
Fagan: Chap. 11, pp. 231-234
Hayden, B. and R. Schulting (1997) "The Plateau Interaction Sphere and Late Prehistoric Cultural Complexity."
Mon Oct 21
Foragers of the Far West III: California
Fagan: Chap. 10, pp. 216-220; Chap. 11, pp. 234-250
Arnold, J. (1992) "Complex Hunter-Gatherer-Fishers of Prehistoric California." (Reader)
Wed Oct 23
Foragers of the Far West IV: The Great Basin
Fagan: Chap. 12
Thomas, D.H. (1984) "Three Generations of Archaeology at Hidden Cave, Nevada" (Reader)Hand Out Mid-Term Exams
Fri Oct 25 [Plains Conference
in Oklahoma City]
Video: The Mystery of Chaco Canyon (1999) [vt 7408]
Mon Oct 28
The Southwest I: Archaic Foragers and The Origins of Agriculture
Fagan: Chap. 13; Chap. 14, pp. 299-310
Doelle, William H. and others (1999) "Early Maize in the Greater Southwest." (Reader)
Wed Oct 30
The Southwest II: Early Agricultural Villages
Fagan: Chap. 14
Wills, W. H. and T.C. Windes (1989) "Evidence for Population Aggregation and Dispersal During the Basketmaker III Period in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico" (Reader)Mid-Term Exams Due in Class
Fri Nov 1
The Southwest III: The Chaco Phenomenon
Fagan: Chap. 15, pp. 317-329
Lekson, S.H., et al. (1988) "The Chaco Canyon Community." (Reader)
Wicklein, J. (1994) "Spirit Paths of the Anasazi" (Reader)
Mon Nov 4
The Southwest IV: The Hohokam
Fagan: Chap. 15, pp. 329-333
McGuire, R. H. and M.B. Schiffer (1982) "On the Threshold of Civilization: The Hohokam of Arizona." (Reader)
Wed Nov 6
The Southwest V: Late Prehistoric Towns
Fagan: Chap. 15, pp. 333-350
Lekson, et al. (1995) "Pueblos of the Mesa Verde" (Reader)
Fri Nov 8
The Great Plains I: Bison Hunters of the High Plains
Fagan: Chap. 6
Reeves, B.O.K. (1983) "Six Millenniums of Buffalo Kills." (Reader)
Mon Nov 11
Veteran's Day Holiday—No Class
Wed Nov 13
The Great Plains II: Village Farmers of the Plains
Fagan: Chap. 7
Ahler, S.A. et al. (1991) "Hidatsa Archaeology," from People of the Willows (Reader)Drafts of Research Papers Due
Fri Nov 15
The Eastern Woodlands I: The Eastern Archaic
Fagan: Chap. 16 and Chap. 17, pp. 381-399
Struever, S. and J. Carlson (1977) "Koster Site: The New Archaeology in Action" (Reader)
Mon Nov 18
The Eastern Woodlands II: The Terminal Archaic/Early Woodland Transition
Fagan: Chap. 17, pp. 399-402 and Chap. 18, pp. 403-409
Gibson, J.L. (1974) "Poverty Point: The First North American Chiefdom" (Reader)
Wed Nov 20
The Eastern Woodlands III: Adena and Hopewell
Fagan: Chap. 18, pp. 403-416; Chap. 19
Prufar, O.H. (1964) "The Hopewell Cult" (Reader)
Lepper, B.T. (1995) "Tracking Ohio's Great Hopewell Road" (Reader)
Fri Nov 22
The Eastern Woodlands IV: The Late Woodland/Early Mississippian Transition
Fagan: Chap. 20, pp. 439-448
Mon Nov 25
The Eastern Woodlands V: Mississippian Society
Fagan: Chap. 20, pp. 448-468
Iseminger, W.R. (1996) "Mighty Cahokia."
Barker, A.W. (2002) "Myths and Monsters."
Wed Nov 27
Conclusions and Course Wrap-Up
Final Research Paper Due in Class
Hand Out Final Exam
Final Exam Due: Wednesday, December 4, 2002 by 4:00 pm.