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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval:
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ASB223
2000 Spring - 9999 |
LEC 3.0
Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Acad |
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Buried
Cities and Lost Tribes: New World |
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Introduction to archaeology through discoveries and the
researchers who made them. Emphasis on methods of archaeological fieldwork
and what these discoveries reveal about humanity, including the nature of
archaeological inquiry, the development of human social groups, the changing
role of religion in evolving societies, the origins of agriculture, the
origins of settled lifeways, the rise of cities and
complex societies, political strife across different cultures and the forces
which fragment societies. Examples drawn from North American, Central
America, and South America. Prerequisites: None. Course
Attribute(s): General Education Designation: Global
Awareness - [G] General Education Designation: Historical
Awareness - [H] General Education Designation: Humanities
and Fine Arts - [HU] General Education Designation: Social and Behavioral
Sciences - [SB] |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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ASB223 2000
Spring - 9999 |
Buried Cities and Lost Tribes: New World |
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Describe the methods and tools archaeologists use to
interpret the past. (I, II, III) |
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Describe the logical procedures by which anthropologists
distinguish between scientific and pseudo-scientific evidence. (I) |
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Document the evidence of first occupation in the Americas.
(II) |
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Describe the
social structure, cultural traditions, religious ideology and subsistence
patterns of examples from North, Central, and South America. (III, IV, V) |
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Explain the rise of complex social organizations in
different social/geographic contexts. (III, IV, V) |
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Compare and contrast religious perspectives and world
views throughout the Americas. (III, IV, V) |
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Document the effects of contact between Europeans and
indigenous peoples of the Americas. (VI) |
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MCCCD
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ASB223 2000
Spring - 9999 |
Buried Cities and Lost Tribes: New World |
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I. Archaeology discovered A. The nature of the
archaeological record 1. Preservation of
archaeological materials 2. Stratigraphy
and dating methods in archaeology B. Archaeological methods 1. The field survey and
excavation 2. Provenience and context 3. Examples of
archaeological research C. Speculation and
pseudo-science II. New Adaptations: The
road to the Present A. Peopling of the New
World B. The process of settling
down: Human ability to manipulate the environment C. Origins of agriculture
in the New World D. A look at an
ethnographic example of a farming tribe III. The Tribes and
Chiefdoms of North America A. Emerging complexity in
eastern North America B. Chiefdoms of the
Northwest Coast C. Bands and tribes of
California and the Great Basin D. Development of
Confederacies IV. The Forging of a
Mesoamerican Way of Life A. Growing populations and
the origins of cities B. Integration of people 1. The development of
shaman kings 2. The role of religion in
emerging Mesoamerican Civilization C. Mesoamerican War D. Empire building V. The Rise of Complex
Societies in South America A. Coastal adaptations and
the rise of states B. Tribal societies of the
Amazon C. The role of religion in
Andean societies D. The Incan Empire VI. The Effects of Contact
Between Indigenous Peoples and Europeans |