{"id":485,"date":"2023-08-07T12:55:45","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T16:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ant-arc135-fa23\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2024-10-14T18:46:41","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T22:46:41","slug":"week1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/antarc135-fa24\/?page_id=485","title":{"rendered":"Week 1: Introducing Archaeology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tu, 9\/3: Course Overview <\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Class: <\/strong>Review syllabus (<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1fZK0zAUuw93-JfiDUCiLD8AHhjLJei-zztp58Kiivd4\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Docs<\/a>) &amp; course overview<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/2njZNrr1yWbt8zwZ7\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/2njZNrr1yWbt8zwZ7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Student questionnaire<\/a> (Google Form)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exercise: 1 object, 5 questions\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stone pestle (from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mexico1492.com\/products\/white-maya-stone-mortar-pestle-19cm-7-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mortar &amp; pestle<\/a>, Yucat\u00e1n, Mexico)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Loom tool (<a href=\"https:\/\/rebeccamezoff.com\/blog\/2022\/3\/24\/shed-stick-update-more-options-for-your-small-loom-tapestry-weaving\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wooden shed stick<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eugenetextilecenter.com\/all-about-shuttles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shuttle<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spindle whorl &amp; wool yarn (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.elbrujo.pe\/en\/blog\/los-piruros-del-complejo-arqueologico-el-brujo-tecnologia-y-tradicion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">El Brujo, Peru<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Replica of an undecorated Roman lamp (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/241395\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/241395\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Met collection<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Replica of a <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.doaks.org\/mythic-nazca-orca-vessel.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nasca killer whale jar<\/a> &amp; museum example (<a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcollections.amnh.org\/archive\/Double-spouted-bottle--ceramic--form-of-mythical-killer-whale--Nasca--Nazca--style--Peru-2URM1T99XK1I.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AMNH<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fragment of glazed pottery with a porcelain body\/clay (<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.jefpat.maryland.gov\/diagnostic\/BeginnersGuideToHistoricCeramicIdentification.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/apps.jefpat.maryland.gov\/diagnostic\/BeginnersGuideToHistoricCeramicIdentification.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more about clay!<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Projectile points (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1040618220300847\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1040618220300847\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">obsidian study<\/a>, 2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"108\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/antarc135-fa24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1113\/2024\/09\/Trowels-2.jpg\" alt=\"rainbow strips with 4 trowels\" class=\"wp-image-601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/antarc135-fa24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1113\/2024\/09\/Trowels-2.jpg 555w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/antarc135-fa24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1113\/2024\/09\/Trowels-2-300x58.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Th, 9\/5: What do Archaeologists <em>Really<\/em> Do?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Due: <\/strong>Reading &amp; Discussion Questions (not collected!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapiens.org\/archaeology\/what-do-archaeologists-do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What do Archaeologists Do?<\/a> (Nelson &amp; Gonzalez 2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose one additional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapiens.org\/archaeology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">archaeology article from <em>Sapiens<\/em><\/a> (there are 335!) \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Please consider these questions for your chosen article&nbsp;(not collected)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What was the research question (or research goal)?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What data sets were analyzed? (e.g. pottery, soil, historical documents)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Were you able to find out anything about the authors? For example, are they specialists in a particular sub-field? (e.g. bioarchaeology)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What types of methods\/analyses did they use? (e.g. high tech? Low tech?)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Were there any collaborative or interdisciplinary components mentioned?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What were their conclusions?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What did you find to be most exciting, interesting, confusing, etc.?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Were there any themes or discussions that overlapped with the Nelson and Gonzalez article?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any questions you have?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Class:<\/strong> Review logistics (syllabus) &amp; discuss Reading Questions (not collected!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tu, 9\/3: Course Overview Class: Review syllabus (Google Docs) &amp; course overview Th, 9\/5: What do Archaeologists Really Do? 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