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Fall Semester 2009 – DAY

Anth 1601 50916 -001, 03:30 P.M. - 05:20 P.M., Tu,Th (09/08/2009 - 12/16/2009),
Cina  214, Roufs, Tim, 4 credits

Tim Roufs' Section

Office Hours: ~ Spring 2012
Tuesday 2:00 - 3:00 P.M.
Thursday 2:00 - 3:00 P.M.
and by appointment
Cina 215



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Understanding Humans: Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 10th ed.

Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing ©2010

ISBN-10: 0495604747
ISBN-13: 9780495604747

Barry Lewis   University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Robert Jurmain   Professor Emeritus, San Jose State University
Lynn Kilgore   Colorado State University
Understanding Humans: Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 10th ed.




"Lucy" hominid discovered at Hadar in 1974
"Lucy"

"Hobbit" from Indonesia.
"Hobbit"

"Ötzi" The Iceman
"Ötzi"
"The Iceman"

Homo erectus.
Homo erectus

Cro-Magnon
Cro-Magnon

Text image
Cro-Magnon I

 Australopithecus robustus
Australopithecus
robustus

SK 48

 
September  2009
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
    1 2 3 4 5
 
Passenger pigeon.
Martha, the last passenger pigeon in the world, d. 1914, "alone in captivity in a cage at the Cincinnati Zoo"
       
6 7 8  Week 01
>> Day 01
9 10 Week 01
>> Day 02
11 12

U.S.A Labor Day
Holiday

Buddy Holly's
Birthday


Assignments:
¤ Ch. 1, pp. 1-18
¤ page through pp. 441 - 450
¤ Web: course WebPages
13 14 15  Week 02
>> Day 03
16 17  Week 02
>> Day 04
18 19

Yanomamö

(Darkness in El Dorado)
(45 min., 1970,
VC 1290)

Assignments:
¤ Ch. 2 pp. 19-36
¤ page through 425-432
¤ Web: Texas A & M New
s
¤Case Study

The Search for Adam
(51 min., 2005,
DVD 1015)

¤ Case Study
20 21 22 Week 03
>> Day 05
23 24 Week 03 
>> Day 06
25 26

Journey of Man
(120 min., 2003,
DVD 742)

Assignments:
¤ Ch. 3, pp. 37 -70
¤ Case Study


Journey of Man (cont)
(120 min., 2003,
DVD 742)

¤ Case Study

DAY Case Study "What's New? Current Trends and New Discoveries" due Friday, 23 September 2011, 11:55 p.m. to WebDrop
27 28 29 Week 04
>> Day 07
30      


Assignments:
¤ Ch. 4, pp. 71-98 for basic concepts
¤ Ch. 5, pp. 99 -116 for basic concepts
(Check the Week 03 Assignments page for list of terms)
¤ page through pp. 438-440
¤ Case Study
 
October  2009
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
        1 Week 04 
>> Day 08
2 3

Monkey, Ape and Man
(49 min., 1971,
VC 802)

¤ Case Study
4 5 6 Week 05
>> Day 09
7 8 Week 05 
>> Day 10
9 10

Among the Wild Chimpanzees
(58 min., 1984,
VC 806)

Assignments:
¤ Ch. 6, pp. 117-148

The Last Great Ape
(56 min., 2007,
DVD 1150)

Charles Darwin, 1881, published "what he considered to be his most important book": The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms. . . .
11 12 13 Week 06
>> Day 11
14 15 Week 06
>> Day 12
16 17


Assignments:
¤ Ch. 7, pp. 149-174
¤ Prepare for Exam #1

The DAY Midterm Exam Part I is scheduled for Week 06 Day 11, Tuesday, 11 October 2011 (on chs. 01-07)

eGradebook

World Food Day
18 19 20 Week 07
>> Day 13
21 22 Week 07 
>> Day 14
23 24


Assignments:
¤ Ch. 8, pp. 175-200
¤ Ch. 9 , pp. 201-232

Search for the First Human
(60 min., 2002,
VC 4465)

4004 B.C., 9:00 a.m.,
World Created


Happy Birthday World!
25 26 27 Week 08
>> Day 15
28 29 Week 08 
>> Day 16
30 31

"One Small Step"
(55 min., 1981,
VC 398)

Assignments:
¤ Ch. 10, pp. 233-254

"East African Roots"
(47 min., 1997,
VC 3641, pt. 2)

Haloween
 
November  2009
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 Week 09
>> Day 17
4 5 Week 09 
>> Day 18
6 7

set clock
back 1 hour


Assignments:
¤ Ch. 11, pp. 255-282

Children of Eve
(58 min., CC, 1987,
VC 961)
8 9 10 Week 10
>> Day 19
11 12 Week 10
>> Day 20
13 14

The Fate of Neanderthal Man
[sic.]

Episode 1: "The Mammoth Hunter"
(52 min., 1999,
VC 3647, Pt. 1)

Episode 2: "The Death of Neanderthal Man [sic.]"
(52 min., 1999,
VC 3647, Pt. 2)

Assignments:
¤ Ch. 12, pp. 283-310
¤ Prepare for Exam #2

Veterans Day


¤ Prepare for Exam #2
15 16 17 Week 11
>> Day 21
18 19 Week 11
>> Day 22
20 21
International Education Week -- 16-20 November 2009
join IEWNet -- IEW Quiz

The the DAY Midterm Exam Part II Week 10 Day 20, is scheduled for Thursday, 10 November 2011, on Chs. 8-11

Assignments:
¤ Ch. 13, pp. 311-344

eGradebook

"The Hobbit"
Alien from Earth
(56 min., 2009, CC,
DVD 1749)

time permitting, for fun:

"Hunt or be Hunted"
(49 min., 2003,
DVD 94, cf. Chs. 5-7)
22 23 24 Week 12
>> Day 23
25 26 27 28

Blades and Pressure Flaking
(21 min., 1968,
VC 2841)

Alan Alda clip, "Hand Made Humans"
(15 min., CC, 2000,
VC 4261)

Assignments:
¤ Ch. 14, pp. 345-386


U.S.A. Holiday
Thanksgiving

1922
Howard Carter enters the tomb of Tutankhamun

Holiday

World Buy* Nothing Day
[postcards]

*Female/male shopping patterns may have prehistoric roots
29 30          
             
 
December  2009
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
    1 Week 12 
>> Day 24
2 3 Week 13
>> Day 25
4 5

The Hunters
(72 min., 1958,
VC 2305)

Assignments:
¤ Ch. 15, pp. 387-424
6 7 8 Week 13 
>> Day 26
9 10 Week 14
>> Day 27
11 12

St. Nicholas Day

The Desert People
(51 min., 1965,
VC 1094)

"Wisdom of the Stones: Life in the Neolithic Age"
(51 min., 2000,
VC 3906, pt. 1)
DAY and CE Prehistoric Cultures Extra Credit papers are due Friday, 9 December 2011
AVISO: Late Extra Credit Papers will not be accepted unless (1) arrangements for an alternate date have been arranged in advance, or (2) medical emergencies or similar extraordinary unexpected circumstances make it unfeasible to turn in the assignment by the announced due date.

[See note on The Collapse following Day 28]
13 14 15 Week 14
>> Day 28
16 17 18 19

St. Lucia's Day

semester course evaluation


The Iceman
(56 min., 1992,
VC 1981)

Review for Final Exam
Due to the shortened semester the video
The Collapse
(60 min., 1993, VC 213)
will not be shown in class, but you may view it at the UMD Library and submit an "Extra Credit--Lecture Option" report on it. Extra Credit papers on The Collapse are due Wednesday, 16 December 2009


¤ REM PCforum semester posting

The f2011 DAY Final Prehistoric Cultures Exam will be 2:00-3:55 p.m., Wednesday, 21 December 2011 in Cina 214

eGradebook

Getting your other grades
20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Winter Solstice


Floating Holiday

Holiday

Christmas



Boxing Day
27 28 29 30 31    

Floating Holiday

Floating Holiday
 
January  2010
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
          1 2
         
 
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
             
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
             
17 18 19 20 21 22 23

Martin Luther
King Day

Spring semester
classes begin
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
             
31            
             

This course is governed by the . . .

UMD Student Academic Integrity Policy
Office of Student Behavior > UMD Student Academic Integrity Office
<www.d.umn.edu/assl/conduct/integrity>

"Academic dishonesty tarnishes UMD's reputation and discredits the accomplishments of students. UMD is committed to providing students every possible opportunity to grow in mind and spirit. This pledge can only be redeemed in an environment of trust, honesty, and fairness. As a result, academic dishonesty is regarded as a serious offense by all members of the academic community. In keeping with this ideal, this course will adhere to UMD's Student Academic Integrity Policy, which can be found at www.d.umn.edu/assl/conduct/integrity. This policy sanctions students engaging in academic dishonesty with penalties up to and including expulsion from the university for repeat offenders." -- UMD Educational Policy Committee, Jill Jensen, Chair (08/16/2007)

and the

UMD Conduct Code:

<http://www.d.umn.edu/catalogs/current/umd/gen/conduct.html>
<http://www.d.umn.edu/assl/conduct/code/>

"The instructor will enforce and students are expected to follow the University's Student Conduct Code (http://www.d.umn.edu/assl/conduct/code). Appropriate classroom conduct promotes an environment of academic achievement and integrity. Disruptive classroom behavior that substantially or repeatedly interrupts either the instructor's ability to teach, or student learning, is prohibited. Disruptive behavior includes inappropriate use of technology in the classroom. Examples include ringing cell phones, text-messaging, watching videos, playing computer games, doing email, or surfing the Internet on your computer instead of note-taking or other instructor-sanctioned activities." -- UMD Educational Policy Committee, Jill Jensen, Chair (08/16/2007)

 

 




Mother Goddess
Hagar Qim, Malta
Mother Goddess,  Hagar Qim, Malta
Copan
Copán, Honduras
Olmec head
Olmec Head,
Mexico
Text image
Grotte Chavet, France
Cell structure with Mitochondrial DNA.
generalized cell
Royal death mask of hammered gold from a Mycenaean shaft grave.
Royal Mycenaenan
Death Mask
Venus of Willendorf statuette
Venus  of
Willendorf,
Austria
Homo sapiens, Australopithecus, and Chimpanzee.
Homo sapiens
Australopithecus
and Chimpanzee
Fossilized bones
Fossilized Bones
Orrorin tugenensis
Latoli footprints
Laetoli (Tanzania)
(oldest hominid footprints
in the world: 3.5 - 3.7 mya)
Bonobos: The Last Great Ape.

Bonobos
The Last Great Ape
Alan Alda talks with anthropologist Mary Marzke.
Alan Alda
talks with anthropologist
Mary Marzke

"Two old ergaster in the arid environment of Africa 1.5 million years ago."

"Two old ergaster in the arid environment
of Africa 1.5 million years ago.
"
BBC

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