Winter 2008 Advance Course Information

This information effective for winter 2008. Check with instructor the first day of class for any changes.

Anthropology

[ ANTH-3 ] [ ANTH-196A ]

3. Introduction to Archaeology

Instructor: Diane Gifford-Gonzalez
Office: Social Sciences 1
Hours: Wednesday 1:30-3:25 p.m.; other times by appointment
Special Anthropology 3 Consult Time: Tuesday 11:50 am-12:10 pm, outside Baskin Engineering 152
Phone: 9-2633 (office); 9-3397 (lab); 212-1584 (cell)
E-mail: dianegg@ucsc.edu
Assistants: Cristie Boone, Anthropology; Bill Duncan, Anthropology; Rachel Furey, Anthropology; Bill Girard, Anthropology; Carla Takaki Richardson, Anthropology; Jun Ueno Sunseri, Anthropology
Assistants' office hours and office locations are on WebCT.

Course Description

An introduction to how archaeologists investigate the past beyond the scope of written history.Readings, lectures, section discussions, and out-of-class exercises will explore practical and social dimensions of archaeology. We begin with a basic orientation, seeing how Americanarchaeology developed, and the contrast between popular images of archaeology and its realsocial and political context today. We then turn to the methods archaeologists use to studyhuman ecology, household and community organization, production and exchange, power and status, religion and ideology, all from material remains. Approaches include dating methods, sitesurvey and sampling, excavation, and analysis of artifacts, architecture, and biological evidence.The last part of the course will deal with three major transitions in long-term human history that can only be investigated by archaeological means: the origins of early hominid tool use, the origins of farming, and the emergence of occupationally complex, socially stratified state societies.

IMPORTANT!!! This course has two sections:

If you opt to enroll in ANTH 3 SECTION 01: you attend lectures in person in 152 Baskin Engineering. Attendance will be taken. Students opting for SECTION 01 can use online resources for study and review.

If you opt to enroll in ANTH 3 SECTION 02: you view the same lectures as archived streaming video and Powerpoint lecture outlines from a computer, beginning 24 hours after the live lecture and at your convenience (Podcasts available earlier). Students who opt for SECTION 02 may drop in on lectures in person as they wish.

All students, regardless of section, attend the same secondary hands-on exercise and discussion sections and do exactly the same work for the course.

TWO DROP-IN WebCT ORIENTATIONS FOR SECTION 2 (optional for new users):

(1) TBA, Social Sciences 1 PC Lab, 2:30-4 p.m.

(2) TBA January, Social Sciences 1 PC Lab, 8-9:30 p.m.

THIS COURSE SATISFIES THE SOCIAL SCIENCE (IS) GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENT AND IS REQUIRED FOR ALL ANTHROPOLOGY MAJORS.

Archaeology is a social science, and writing is central to its presentationof findings and syntheses of ideas. About 10-15 pages of short essays and discussions arerequired in this course. Required work and credit distributions are given below:

1) Mandatory attendance at weekly discussion/demonstration sections, including completion ofall exercises. Hands-on learning exercises in and out of section will require you attendsection to get detailed instructions and to report on your observations. Readings, lecture andWorkbook content will be discussed. Two unexcused absences that are not made up by the end of the week of absence will result in an “F” in the course. [15% of grade]

• Students who participate in a timely and engaged manner in all demo/discussionsections earn a 4.0 for 15% of their total grade.
• Those who have one unexcused absence but otherwise participate in an engagedmanner earn a 2.0 for 15% of their total grade.
• Two unexcused absences earns an “F” in the course.
• T.A.’s have the discretion to mark down persons who attend but do not participatein discussions.

2) 10 weekly online quizzes on lecture material content. Low score will be dropped at end ofterm. [35% of grade]

3) Completion of various short-response Workbook & Study Guide enrichment exercises in or out of section over the term. [10% of grade]

4) One longer out-of-class group field survey exercise, making tables and graphs (see Unit 3 inWorkbook & Study Guide). Estimated time for the project: 3-4 hours. [5% of grade]

5) Eight 1-1.5 page, double-spaced typed essays of your choice from Study and ResponseQuestions in Part III of Units 1-13 in the Workbook and Study Guide, each chosen from adifferent Unit over the = 8-12 pages total. [35% of grade]

WORDS TO THE WISE
***Go to sections the first week to assure your place in class!***

1) It is possible to complete all work for the course and yet receive a failing grade, if thework is not of sufficient quality to pass. At UCSC, “barely passing,” C- or D gradesare not deemed passing work, and these courses will not count toward satisfaction ofrequirements.

2) All work must be completed and tuned in to pass the course. There are no averaged grades for missing work.

3) Failure to complete and submit any work by its due date will result in a failing grade. If you know you will have to miss a due date, arrange an alternative deadline well ahead of time with your T.A.

4) If an emergency prevents you from meeting a deadline, call (or have a friend call) DGG'soffice phone. Leave your name, T.A.’s name, nature of emergency, and contact phone.Or, call your College Academic Preceptor and s/he will notify all your instructors. We will make every effort to support you.

5) Plagiarism (copying others' work, published or not, without attribution) is a majorinfraction of academic conduct standards, triggering suspension of course credit and aformal review process within your college. If you need more information on whatconstitutes plagiarism or on due process in plagiarism cases, check with DGG, your T.A.,or your college Academic Preceptor.

Required Texts

Books at Bay Tree Bookstore and on reserve at McHenry Library:

• Thomas, David Hurst & Robert L. Kelly. Archaeology: Down to Earth 3rd Edition bundled with “Doing FieldworkCD-ROM: Archaeological Demonstrations.”
• Thomsen Wadsworth.Deetz, James F. In Small Things Forgotten: An Archaeology of Early American Life . Revised Edition. New York: Anchor Books, Doubleday.
• Gifford-Gonzalez, Diane & Judith Habicht-Mauche. Anthropology 3 Workbook and Study Guide, 2007 Edition. UCSC Professor Publishing.+10 articles on E-Reserves (ERes). You must have a PDF reader on your computer or use a UCSC lab computer to download these articles. Accessed through the Anthropology 3 Website or directly at http://eres.ucsc.edu/eres/

Schedule of Lectures, Assignments

UNIT #=Workbook Unit to read; T&K #:## =Thomas & Kelly Chapter:pages; Deetz #=Deetz Chapter; NAME (ERes)=Author name on E-Reserves http://eres.ucsc.edu/eres/

Videos shown in class are on streaming video OR on reserve at McHenry Media Center all quarter.

Section Times Spring 2008 TBA

All sections are in 317 Social Sciences 1.

YOU MUST GO TO YOUR SECTION THE FIRST FULL WEEK OF CLASS TO SECURE YOUR PLACE IN THE COURSE.

TO AVOID BEING DROPPED FROM THE COURSE:

GO TO ROLL-CALL AT YOUR FIRST SECTION, JANUARY 8-12.
IF AN EMERGENCY TAKES YOU AWAY, YOU MUST EMAIL YOUR T.A. TO KEEP FROM BEING DROPPED FROM THE COURSE.

After the first week, if you miss your own section meeting, go to another one the same week, preferably one of you own T.A.'s.

If you go to another T.A.’s section, fill out a Section Attendance Slip (on bulletin board outside 317) and give the slip to the T.A. running the section you’re attending as make-up.

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