ANTH 244 Old World Archaeology

Course Schedule

 

BACK

 

Date

Topic

Reading

W 8-23

Introduction to Old World Prehistory

 

F 8-25

Archaeology Background

Chapter 1

M 8-28

Origins of Humanity

Chapter 2: 46-55

W 8-30

Early Hominid Behavior

Chapter 2: 55-61

F 9-1

Movie- “Search for the First Humans”  

M 9-4

Early Human Culture

Chapter 2: 61-82, Chapter 3: 85-105

W 9-6

Archaic Homo sapiens

Chapter 3: 105-123

F 9-8

The Neanderthal Enigma

Chapter 4: 146-152

M 9-11

Movie- “Neanderthals on Trial”

 

W 9-13

Modern Human Diaspora

Chapter 4: 125-146, 152-160

F 9-15

Upper Paleolithic Art and Culture

Chapter 4: 161-164

M 9-18

Movie- “Mammoths of the Ice Age”  

W 9-20

Holocene Africa, SE Asia & Australia

Exam 1 Review

Chapters 10

F 9-22

Exam 1  

M 9-25

Origins of Domestication

Chapter 5

W 9-27

Mesolithic

Chapter 11

F 9-29

Movie- “Ancient Ireland”

 

M 10-2

No Class-College Break

 

W 10-4

No Class-Dr. Walker working with Oneonta Middle School students

 

F 10-6

Neolithic Europe

 

M 10-9

Stonehenge

 

W 10-11

Movie- "Stonehenge"  

F 10-13

Iron Age Europe  

M 10-16

Movie- “Otsi: The Ice Man”  

W 10-18

Development of Civilization, Exam 2 Review

Chapter 6

F 10-20

Exam 2  

M 10-23

Australia and Austronesia Chapter 8

W 10-25

Mesopotamia Chapter 12

F 10-27

Myceneans and Minoans

Chapter 13

M 10-30

Movie-"Greece"  

W 11-1

Etruscans  

F 11-3

Egypt  

M 11-6

Movie- “Egypt”

 

W 11-8 & F 11-10

No Class-Conference

 

M 11-13

Harappa and Mohenjo Daro Chapter 14

W 11-15

Movie- "Jewels of the Jungle"  

F 11-17

SE Asia

Chapter 7

M 11-20 to F 11-24

No Class-Thanksgiving Break

 

M 11-27

Movie- “Lost Temples of India”

 

W 11-29

Chinese Civilizations

Chapter 15

F 12-1

Movie- “Secrets of the Great Wall”

 

M 12-4

Oral Presentations

 

W 12-6

Oral Presentations

 

F 12-8 Oral Presentations, Final Exam review  

M 12-11

Final Exam 11:00 am