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LECTURE & LAB SCHEDULE
| Week |
Date |
Tentative Topic |
| 1 |
1/20 |
The Nature and Aims of Archaeology |
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1/22 |
Its History and Evidence |
| 2 |
1/27 |
Archaeological Methods: Survey
and Excavation |
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1/29 |
Case Study: Indus Valley civilization |
| Lab 1:
Archaeology Techniques I |
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| 3 |
2/3 |
Archaeological Methods: Dating,
Chronology and Human Skeletal Remains |
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2/5 |
Guest Lecturer: Professor Susan Anton |
| 4 |
2/10 |
Human Cognition: Art, Representation
and Early Writing |
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2/12 |
Guest Lecturer: Professor Randall
White |
| Lab 2:
Archaeological Techniques II |
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| 5 |
2/17 |
Making a Living: Environment and Subsistence |
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2/19 |
First Exam |
| 6 |
2/24 |
Peopling of the Old World and Origins
of Agriculture |
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2/26 |
Premature Cities and Towns in the
Old World |
| Lab 3:
Faunal Analysis |
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| 7 |
3/2 |
Early States in the Old World: Ancient
Mesopotamia |
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3/3 |
The Early Egyptian State |
| 8 |
3/9 |
Archaeology and the Media: A Fascination
with Mummies, Looting and Other Things |
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3/11 |
Peopling of the NW and Origins of
Agriculture |
| 9 |
3/16 |
SPRING |
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3/18 |
BREAK |
| 10 |
3/23 |
Early States in the New World: The
Maya and the Aztec |
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3/25 |
The Inka State |
| 11 |
3/30 |
The Inka - A documentary Film |
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4/1 |
Second
Exam |
| Lab 4:
Ceramic Analysis |
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| 12 |
4/6 |
Exploring Our Town Guest Speaker: Professor Anne Marie Cantwell, Rutgers University |
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4/8 |
First Settlers |
| 13 |
4/13 |
New York: Later Prehistory |
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4/15 |
Historical Archaeology |
| 14 |
4/20 |
Exploring Lower Manhattan and Greenwich
Village |
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4/22 |
Cultural Resources Management.
Guest Speaker: Elizabeth Meade, NYU |
| Lab 5:
Historical Map Research |
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| 15 |
4/27 |
Cultural Heritage and Ethics Guest Speaker: Elise Krueger, NYU- Native Americans and Repatriation |
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4/29 |
Guest Speaker: Matthew Galvin, NYU
- Sothebys and Christies Video: NYU Student Film |
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