Dates

Topic

Assignment

August 21, 26

Introduction, Overview of Southeastern Archaeology

Bense, ch. 1

August 28, Sept. 2

Archaeological Theory, Environment

 

Sept. 4, 9

Paleoindian

 

September 11, 16

Archaic

Article for review chosen

September 18, 23, 25

Plant domestication and Woodland

 

September  30

Adena/Hopewell

 

October 2

Late Woodland

Review due October 2

October 7

Fall Break

No class

October 9, 14

Emergent Mississippian Controversies

 

October 16, 21

Urbanism, Emergent Mississippian and the Mississippian

Paper topic due October 21

October 23, 28

Mississippian lifeways

 

October 30

Contact

 

November 4, 6

Protohistoric

 

November 11

Historic archaeology

Paper outline due

November 13-15

Optional Field Trip to SEAC

 

November 18

More theory

 

November 20

Methods and excavations

 

November 25

Politics and history

 

November 27

Thanksgiving break

No class

Dec. 2

Overview and Conclusion

Paper due