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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval:
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ASB222 1999 Fall – 1999 Fall |
LEC 3.0
Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Acad |
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Buried
Cities and Lost Tribes: Old 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 tend to fragment societies. Examples drawn from Africa, Asia, Europe,
the Pacific Islands, and Australia. Prerequisites:
None. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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ASB222 1999
Fall – 1999 Fall |
Buried Cities and Lost Tribes: Old 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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Explain the concept of humanness as it relates to the
archaeological records. (II, (V) |
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Critique
various hypotheses regarding the beginnings of reliance on domesticated
plants and animals, and the implications of a sedentary life style. (III) |
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Describe the
social structure, cultural traditions, religious ideology, and subsistence
patterns of at least one culture from Africa, Asia, Europe and the
Pacific/Australian regions. (III, (IV) |
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Trace the rise of complex social organizations in
different social/geographic contexts. (IV, V) |
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Explain whether social/political processes operating in
prehistory and history have been repeated. (V, VI) |
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MCCCD
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ASB222 1999
Fall – 1999 Fall |
Buried Cities and Lost Tribes: Old 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. The Human Pursuit of
Humanness A. The emergence of modern
homo sapiens 1. The earliest traces of
humanness 2. The nature of
"primitive" religion B. Bands and tribes as the
first social framework 1. Meaning of bands and
tribes in anthropology 2. Case study of a band or
tribe III. New Adaptations: The
Road to the Present A. The process of settling
down: the ability of humans to manipulate their environment B. Conflicting theories on
the origins of agriculture C. The early farming
village D. A modern ethnographic
example IV. The First Cities A. Growing populations and
the origins of cities B. Integration of people 1. The development of
philosophies for emerging civilization 2. The role of religion in
emerging civilization V. The Rise of Complex
Societies A. Principles behind
complexity B. Various complex
adaptations VI. Circumscription,
Autonomy, and Ethnocentrism: Forces at Work A. Politics and the fall of
a complex society B. Does history repeat
itself? |