Instructor: Norah Glover

Email: glover@siskiyous.edu

I will add students, please contact me, by email, on the first day of class if you wish to add the course.

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Course Description:

Introduction to Archaeology is designed to provide an overview of the theories and methods used by archaeologists to uncover and interpret past lifeways from the cultural remains of those people who lived in the past. The course will include how archaeologists locate and excavate sites, how they record, preserve and interpret archaeological data. Students will also experience archaeology by conducting their own virtual archaeological dig.

Textbooks - Required:

• Douglas  Price. Principles of Archaeology . McGraw Hill. 2007. ISBN: 0072961481
• Dibble, Harold, Shannon McPherron and Barbara Roth. Virtual Dig (with CD ROM) 2nd edition. McGraw Hill. 2003. ISBN: 13 9780072824766
  
  The textbooks can be obtained from the college bookstore (Weed or Yreka) or you may find them cheaper on online book sellers such as Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Powel.com, Half.com etc... 

NOTE: If you do purchase your textbooks online make sure you order the correct version. Check the ISBN # and double check that books ordered online will arrive within the first week of class.

Advisories:

• This is a 3 unit course.
• CSU, UC
• Anth5 students should be able to read at a 10th grade (High School sophomore) level, and be eligible for or have completed English 1A.
• You should expect to spend at least 9 hours a week reading, completing assignments and project, taking quizzes, and preparing for and taking the final exam.
• You must have regular and reliable access to a computer and the Internet.

Learning Outcomes:

• Recalling the history of archaeology, including its origins, and the contributions of archaeologists to the development of archaeology as a science.
• Using archaeological and anthropological concepts and terms explain archaeology's scientific, theoretical and methodological approach to studying past human life ways.
• Explaining archaeological objectives, including the determination of chronology, reconstruction of past life ways, settlements patterns, social organizations, recognition of general cultural processes and cultural change, and the application of archaeological knowledge to problems of the modern world.

Course Content:

• Scientific Archaeology
• History of Archaeology
• Archaeological Research Design
• Archaeological Evidence (Data)
• Fieldwork
• Data Processing & Classification
• Dating Methods
• Artifact analysis
• Archaeozoology
• Bioarchaeology
• Analogy & Interpretation of Archaeological data
• Technology & Environment
• Social systems
• Ideology & Symbols
• Heritage Management
• Ethics

Grading will be based on the following activities:

About the Instructor:

I was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and  I spent my formative years in a variety of foreign countries: Dakar , Senegal (Africa); Berlin , Germany; London , England; Bermuda , and Guam .

I live full-time in an RV and travel throughout North America.  During this course I will travel throughout the Southwest and to the Southeast. I will share my photos of archaeological sites that I visit during my travels.

I went back to school as a "nontraditional" student in the late 1980s.  My degrees are:

• MA - Anthropology
• MS - Education with option in Online Teaching
• BA - Anthropology
• AA - History

I have participated in archaeological projects in Southern California, Arizona, Utah, North Carolina, and Honduras.  My particular archaeological interests include: Native American prehistory; origins of agriculture, and women's roles in prehistory.

I have taught both in the traditional classroom and online.  I love teaching online; it is so convenient for both instructor and students.  Although I will miss seeing your faces, we will have many lively conversations as we get to know each other during this course.