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The Archaeology of North America ARCL 0079 THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICA 2018-2019 Term 2 THURSDAYS 4-6 PM ROOM 209 INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY Coordinator: Katherine (Karen) Wright Additional teachers: Kevin Macdonald, Jose Oliver, Andrew Garrard, Patrick Quinn OVERVIEW OF MODULE CONTENT This module is an introduction to the archaeology of North America, from initial colonization by Eurasian hunter-gatherers, to the present day. Topics include the European encounter with the New World; physical and cultural geography of North America; colonization of the continent (ca. 20,000 BC); Palaeo-Indian hunter-gatherer societies and human ecology (20,000-8000 BC); the Archaic period (ca. 8000-1000 BC); the post-Archaic period (ca. 1000 BC – 1500 AD); early mound builders of the Middle and Late Archaic; sites of the Woodland-Adena-Hopewell cultures; the Mississippian culture; the emergence of pueblos in the American Southwest; the nature of social complexity in native North America, before European contact; the archaeology of European contact; Spanish and French colonization; British colonization; the archaeology of the early United States of America; the 19th century; the African diaspora, the archaeology of slavery, plantations, the Civil War, westward expansion of the United States; and issues in cultural heritage. 1 ARCL 0079 (previously 3099) ARCHAEOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICA 2018-19 Term 2, Thursdays 4-6 pm, Room 209 Institute of Archaeology Co-ordinator: Katherine (Karen) Wright ([email protected]), Room 101, IoA. Tel. 0207 679 4715 Additional teachers: Kevin MacDonald, Andrew Garrard, Jose Oliver, Patrick Quinn *Coordinator’s Office Hours: Tuesdays 2-5 pm; Wednesdays 4-6 pm; Fridays 4.15-5.30 pm. If you have questions, please consult the coordinator in person, in office hours or after class. If you need to email me, please put the module code in the heading (ARCL 0079). IMPORTANT: This Module Handbook is the official reading list for the module and is in Word format. The Online Reading List for this module is not yet available. For readings: first, check this Handbook for the suggested readings and use UCL Explore. You are not expected to read all of the sources in this handbook. For each session, essential readings are shown. Module handbooks list many readings for two reasons: (1) to give you a wide choice of readings for essays; and (2) to give you an overview of relevant literature for future reference. Please read this handbook carefully. It can be useful to familiarize yourself (in a general way) with the names of authors and their writings -- even those you do not read. ______________________________________________________________________________ GENERAL. This handbook contains introductory information. If you have queries, please consult the Co-ordinator. For policies & procedures, see Appendix A at end of this document. If changes need to be made to module arrangements, these will be communicated by email; it is essential that you consult your UCL e-mail regularly. PLEASE BRING THIS HANDOUT TO ALL SESSIONS. AIMS, OBJECTIVES and LEARNING OUTCOMES The aims of this module are (1) to introduce students to the long-term development of North American civilizations, via examination of the continent’s prehistory and history as revealed in archaeological remains; and (2) to examine how North America and its cultures highlight questions about (a) global human evolution and history; (b) the impact of human migrations; (c) the independent development of agriculture and complex social institutions in the New World; (d) the nature of European colonization and its impact on smaller-scale societies; (e) technology, culture and the emergence of the United States and Canada; (f) issues and problems in the cultural heritage of North America today. On successful completion of this module, a student should have an overview of the prehistory and history of North America as revealed by archaeology; (2) understand and be able to discuss key variables, models and theories accounting for long-term culture change in North America; (3) demonstrate familiarity with the archaeological record of North America and how it places modern-day North America in long-term perspective; (4) have an appreciation for issues of cultural heritage in North America today. TEACHING METHODS, PREREQUISITES and WORKLOAD The module will be taught by means of lectures and seminars, with Powerpoint presentations and other learning materials made available via Moodle. There are no pre-requisites for this module. There will be 20 hours of class sessions. Students will be expected to spend about 80 hours doing the reading and about 50 hours in producing assessed work – in all, approximately 150 hours for the module. A minimum attendance of 70% is required, except for illness/ circumstances supported by documentation ASSESSMENT (see separate handout for further details). This module is assessed by an essay evaluating two sides of a debate (40% of final mark); and a standard essay (60% of final mark) MOODLE: if you have problems getting onto this module in Moodle, contact Charlotte Frearson [email protected] 2 ARCL 0079 SCHEDULE 2018-2019 Thursdays 4-6 PM, Room 209, IoA 10 January 2019 Session 1 Introduction to North American archaeology Disconnects between Archaeologists and Native Americans (Karen Wright, Kevin MacDonald) 17 January Session 2 The peopling of North America (ca. 18,000-8000 BC) (Andrew Garrard) 24 January Session 3 The Archaic period (ca. 8000 BC - 2000 BC) (Karen Wright) Early agriculture (ca. 2000 BC – AD 200) 31 January Session 4 Early Mound Builders of the Archaic in the South (from 3500 - 1300 BC); The Mississippian (ca. AD 900-1500) and the nature of its social complexity (Kevin MacDonald) 7 February Session 5 The archaeology of the Eastern Woodlands: Adena, Hopewell & Weeden Island cultures (1000 BC–AD 900) (Jose Oliver) 11-15 February READING WEEK 21 February Session 6 The Southwest, Part 1: the emergence of Pueblo cultures and their contemporaries (1200 BC-1400 AD) (Karen Wright) 28 February Session 7 The Southwest, Part 2: complexity and Pueblo society (1200 BC-1400 AD) (Karen Wright) 7 March Session 8 Way out west: late prehistoric hunter-gatherer cultures of southern California and the Northwest Coast (Patrick Quinn, Andrew Garrard) 14 March Session 9 Contact: the archaeology of European colonization in North America (Kevin MacDonald) 21 March Session 10 Historical Archaeologies of Slavery and Conflict (Kevin MacDonald) Assessment due dates: Assessment 1 Turnitin deadline: Monday 4 March (midnight); Hardcopy deadline: Tuesday 5 March (5 pm, Reception) Assessment 2: Turnitin deadline: Monday 15 April (midnight); Hardcopy deadline: Tuesday 16 April (5 pm, Reception) TURNITIN: Module Code = ARCL0079 Class ID = 3884547 Password = IoA1819 If you are not in London on hardcopy due dates, you may post the hardcopy, but make sure there is a postmark showing posting before 5 pm on hardcopy due date. Turnitin deadlines apply in any case. 3 CORE TEXTS *Fagan, Brian. 2005. Ancient North America. New York: Thames and Hudson. *Pauketat, T. and D. D. Loren. 2005. North American Archaeology. Malden: Blackwell. *Pauketat, T. (ed) 2012 The Oxford Handbook of North American Archaeology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. OTHER BASIC TEXTS available within UCL libraries Alt, Susan. 2010. Ancient Complexities: New Perspectives on Pre-Columbian North America. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. Coe, M., D. Snow, and E. Benson. 2009. Atlas of Ancient America. Oxford: Facts on File. Cordell, L. and G. Gumerman. 1989. Dynamics of Southwest Prehistory. Washington: Smithsonian. Cordell, L. and McBrinn, M. 2012. Archaeology of the Southwest. Walnut Creek: Left Coast Press. Ferguson, L. 1992. Uncommon Ground: archaeology and early African America, 1650-1800. Washington, DC: Smithsonian. Ferris, Neal. 2009. The Archaeology of Native Lived Colonialism: Challenging History in the Great Lakes. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. Gibson, J.L. 2000. The Ancient Mounds of Poverty Point: Place of Rings. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. Gibson, J.L. and P.J. Carr 2004. Signs of Power: The Rise of Cultural Complexity in the Southeast, 214-233. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press. + on order Gumerman, George J. 1989. Themes in Southwest Prehistory. Santa Fe: School of American Research. Haviser, J. and K. MacDonald (eds.) 2006. African Re-Genesis: confronting social issues in the Diaspora. Pp.53-61. London: UCL Press Hume, I.N. 1991. Martin’s Hundred. Charlottesville: : University of Virginia Press Johnson, J. K. 1993. The Development of Southeastern Archaeology. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press. Kehoe, Alice. 1998. The Land of Prehistory: a Critical History of American Archaeology. New York: Routledge. Kelso, W.M. 2008. Jamestown: The Buried Truth. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press. Knight, V. J. and V. Steponaitis. 1998. Archaeology of the Moundville Chiefdom. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Press. Leone, M.P. and P.B. Potter Jr. (eds.) 1988. The Recovery of Meaning: Historical Archaeology in the Eastern United States. Washington, DC: Smithsonian. McNutt, C. H. 1996. Prehistory of the Mississippi Valley. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press. Milner, G.R.2004. The Moundbuilders: Ancient Peoples of Eastern North America. London: Thames and Hudson. Pauketat, T. 2001. The Archaeology of Traditions: Culture and History Before and After Columbus. Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida Press. Pauketat, T. 2004 Ancient Cahokia and the Mississippians. Cambridge: Cambridge
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