AEB_50 Archaeology of Pre-Columbian America

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2020

The course is not taught in Spring 2020

Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Mgr. Jiří Rambousek, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Šibíčková
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 13 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The goal of this seminar is to give the student a basic understanding of archaeology in North America, how it has developed (and how this development differs from the development of archaeology in Europe), an overview of archaeological chronologies from the various regions of North America and an understanding of some of the important issues/themes that dominate research in North America today.
Syllabus
  • Week 1: Course Introduction. Week 2: History of Archaeology in North America From the Columbian event through the late 19th century: Week 3: History of Archaeology in North America: The 20th Century: Anthropological archaeology Week 4: The Peopling of the New World: Classic Interpretations: Clovis, Folsom, Pleistocene extinctions Week 5: The Peopling of the New World: New Interpretations: Marine exploitation, Monte Verde Week 6: Regional Chronologies Arctic, Northwest Coast, California, Great Basin Week 7: Regional Chronologies Southwest, Great Plains Week 8: Regional Chronologies East of the Mississippi Week 9: Easter Monday Holiday Week 10: Current Topics: Plant domestication: Where, When, What? Week 11: Current Topics: State-level societies in North America? Week 12: Current Topics: The Southwest: The Anasazi abandonment, cannibalism, cultural continuity Week 13: Current Topics: Repatriation and Reburial: NAGPRA
Literature
  • Engaged anthropology : research essays on North American archaeology, ethnobotany, and museology. Edited by Michelle Hegmon - B. Sunday Eiselt. Ann Arbor, Mich.: Museum of Anthropology, 2005, xxviii, 26. ISBN 0915703580. info
  • KEHOE, Alice Beck. The land of prehistory : a critical history of American archaeology. New York: Routledge, 1998, xiv, 288. ISBN 0415920558. info
Teaching methods
A weekly 1 1/2 hour seminar
Assessment methods
Colloquium paper on a topic relating to North American archaeology
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Přednáška probíhá v angličtině, možná je diskuse v čečtině.
Teacher's information
http://www.phil.muni.cz/~vndrzl/indians/aj27060.htm
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2006, Spring 2008.
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