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Royal death mask of hammered gold from a Mycenaean shaft grave.

Royal Mycenaenan
Death Mask
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Week 15

Old and New World Civilizations:
The Fall Thereof

(*specific topics to be selected as time permits)

CEE


Final Exam:
 Review, and prepare for the Final Exam

Text Resources

 

Maya stelae of Copán, Honduras, Frederick Catherwood, 1839

Maya stelae of
Copán, Honduras,
Frederick Catherwood, 1839

 
 
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Week 15 Day 29

Thursday NA December 2008

nlt 4:15 The Collapse
(60 min., 1993, VC 2135)

 

Announcements

  • The Forum has been having some problems, giving folks a "Auth failure: User not found" message, including to Tim Roufs. The UMD IT folks are looking into the problem.


  • Extra Credit papers are due to WebDrop on Friday, 11 December 2009 Extra Credit Papers. For the DAY class, that's today.
 

Features of the Day

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Questions about the Final Exam?

 

Course Evaluation

 

    Anth 1601 - 001
    Course Call # = 50916
    Quarter = 3 Fall
    Year = 09
 

Old Business

  • Continuation--Food Production: A Biocultural Revolution (slides 32)
  • Introduction to Food Production and the Rise of Ancient Civilizations: The Neolithic (Time Permitting)
    • First Civilizations
 

 

nlt 4:15 video:

The Collapse
(60 min., 1993, VC 2135)
[viewing and study guide]

The Collapse video logo.

As you view the videos over the remainder of the semester pay attention to . . .

  1. the actual content of the various finds

  2. archaeological field methods and techniques

  3. laboratory methods and techniques

    • including reconstruction techniques, and . . .

  4. archaeological dating techniques

  5. theoretical / interpretative approaches

    • including logic of analysis

More information on methods is contained in the text and in the methods slides:

Weeks

Methods and Techniques Slides
07 - 08
  Some Important Concepts (slides 11B)
08
  Special Skills:
   
In the Field (slides 10A)
    In the Lab (slides 10B)
      In the Field and Lab (slides 10C)
12
 
Archaeological Dating Methods (slides 10D)
 
Other Methods of Analysis (slides 10E)

 

 

  • *Brief Review of the New World Civilizations

Week
CEE		 Day
Slides
  13 27
Food Production: A Biocultural Revolution (slides 32)
  14  
The First Civilizations (slides 33)
  15  
New World Civilizations (slides 34)

*time permitting
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Assignments

Final Exam:
 Review, and prepare for the Final Exam
 

Notes

 
 
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Week 15 Day 30

NA Fall 2009



Quest for Phoenicians
(ca. 60 min., 2006, DVD 883)

nlt 3:38 Excavations at La Venta
(29 min., 1986, VC 3284)

 

 

Announcements
 

Features of the Day

(to Old Business)

  • Quest for Phoenicians
    (ca. 60 min., 2006, DVD 883)

 
 

Old Business

 

 
 

Assignments

Final Exam:
 Review, and prepare for the Final Exam
 

Notes

 
 
 
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Royal death mask of hammered gold from a Mycenaean shaft grave.

Royal Mycenaenan
Death Mask

CEE  Week: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

CEE Week 15

The First Civilizations

(*specific topics to be selected as time permits)

NA Fall 2009

The Collapse
(60 min., 1993, VC 2135)

Quest for Phoenicians
(ca. 60 min., 2006, DVD 883)

Excavations at La Venta
(29 min., 1986, VC 3284)

Final Exam:
 Review, and prepare for the Final Exam

Text Resources

 

Maya stelae of Copán, Honduras, Frederick Catherwood, 1839

Maya stelae of
Copán, Honduras,
Frederick Catherwood, 1839
 
 

Announcements

  • NA Fall 2007
 

Features of the Day

(to Old Business)

  • NA Fall 2009
 

Old Business

 

Assignments

Final Exam:
 Review, and prepare for the Final Exam
 

Notes

  • NA Fall 2009
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Week 15 Day 30

 

Old Business / Announcements

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    Anth 1601 - 001 DAY
    Course Call # = tba
    Quarter = tba
    Year = tba


  3. *Brief Review of the New World Civilizations
Week /
CEE
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    15     New World Civilizations (slides 34)

  1. *nlt 02:08 Video: Excavations at La Venta
    (29 min., 1986, VC 3284)

*time permitting

 
 

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CEE Week 15

Review:
 Review, and prepare for the Final Exam
Post: PCforum

 

 

 

  

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PCforum Topic 15:

Semester Review and Evaluation

Your last required posting is to provide a three-part evaluation of the semester:

A
 In one or two paragraphs briefly evaluate the course, covering the semester as a whole
B List the three things that you most enjoyed during the semester
C Not counting the exams, list the three things that you least enjoyed during the semester

Post your meaningful observations on the PCforum by Tuesday, 19 December 2006
 
Be sure to set your "Folder Selector" window to Week 15

Be sure to set Folder Selector to 15.

If you have any questions, you can post them on the PCforum or bring them up in class

 
 

 

 


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  1. *Brief Review of the New World Civilizations
    2. Week
    CEE    		 Day
    Slides
      13 27
    Food Production: A Biocultural Revolution (slides 32)
      14  
    The First Civilizations (slides 33)
      15  
    New World Civilizations (slides 34)


  2. *The Rise and Fall of Ancient Civilizations

    Video: The Collapse
     (60 min., 1993, VC 2135)

    Video: Excavations at La Venta
    (29 min., 1986, VC 3284)

    *Presentations depend on time available

 
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