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Week 02

Orientation

(cont.)

Read:	The Maya, "Preface, pp. 7-10, "Introduction," pp. 10-29
Read:	The Maya, "Introduction," pp. 29-40;
Look over:	"Further Readings," pp. 249-253
Post:	MAforum
Work on:	Case Study

Maya stelae of
Copán, Honduras,
Frederick Catherwood, 1839

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Week 02 Day 03

Tuesday 15 September 2009

Announcements

Handout: Archaeological Periods in American Archaeology
<www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth3618/mastages_handout.html#title>

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Feature of the Day

Old Business

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MAforum

Enrolled members of the class are required to participate in class discussions on the MAforum at
<http://www.d.umn.edu/~troufs/MAforum/>
(10 postings @ up to 10 points = 100 points = 8.3% of the final grade)
Topics for postings will be announced in class and via e-mail

Postings are due within two weeks of the date of announcement
There will be 10 of them during the semester, including one relating to an on-line evaluation of the course

Be sure to set your "Folder Selector"
in the main window
to the current week
[use the “Reload/Main button" to get to the main window]

Set first message for Week 1

Remember to set "Forum Selector" for current topic.

Remember to set "Forum Selector" for current topic.

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

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Preview of Case Study:
A Middle American Personality

on . . . a "Middle American Personality"
The MA Case Study is due no later than Friday, 4 December 2009
more about this next time (if necessary)

Turning in your paper
—	See "Turning in Materials" information before you turn in your paper
—	manuscript outline and format suggestions
—	turn in assignments via WebDrop:
	–	use https://webdrop.d.umn.edu
—	*call your file your* e-mailname assignment name**
	–	e.g., rouf0013 MA case study
—	your email name is your University of Minnesota Internet ID (X.500 user name)

Grading
—		criteria for grading written works
—		"The Strike Zone"
—		"The Curve"
—		UMD Grading Policies

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Exams

Times
- The f2009 Midterm Exam will be on Thursday, 22 October 2009, 2:00 - 3:15 p.m. , from now
- The f2009 Final Exam will be on Monday, 21 December, 8:00 - 9:55 a.m. in Cina 214 , from now
Recommendations on Studying for and Taking Exams (a midterm and a final) in this course
- Useful Information Available on the Web:
- other basic information
- Sample Exam Questions
- makeup exams
- other Ancient Mesoamerica exam information
- extra credit (optional)
- eGradebook

Grading
—		criteria for grading written works
—		"The Strike Zone"
—		"The Curve"
—		UMD Grading Policies

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Introduction:
Mesoamerica, The Area and the People


—	Regions

—	Cultures

—	Sites

—	Timeline and Stages (Periods)

	—	Handout: Archaeological Periods in American Archaeology <www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth3618/mastages_handout.html#title>

—	Countries

	General Timelines Web Page

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Maps

Maps Main WebPage
Map: Major Political Divisions of Mexico and Central America
Source: Middle America: A Culture History of Heartland and Frontiers, Mary W. Helms
(Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1975), p. 4
Maps: Major Archaeological Sites of Mesoamerica (general sites map)
- Sentinels of Silence sites map
Major features of natural areas (slides)
- Paul Kirchhoff, "Meso-America"
General Maps Page

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Introduction to Anthropology:
The Nature of Anthropology

The Main Characteristics of Anthropology (slides: ma-main_char_anth.pptx)

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Ethnographic Analogy:
Rural-Urban Patterns in Central Highland Mexico:
(introduction, as time permits)

Week	Day
02 / 03	04 / 06	Compound of the Nine Brothers, Nuevo Leon (Detailed Nuevo Leon map) (slides)
		San Luis Potosi, SLP (Detailed San Luis Potosi map) (slides)
		Central Highland Mexico: Tepeapulco, Hidalgo (Detailed Hidalgo map) (slides)
		Rural Village Patterns in the state of Hidalgo (Detailed Hidalgo map) (slides)

Terms:

invention

diffusion

including "stimulus diffusion"

migration

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Old Business

Orientation to the Course
(slides: ma-orientation.pptx)
Thursday 10 September 2009: Finished orientation slides to #24 Map of Sentinels of Silence (slides: ma-orientation.pptx).

return to scheduled features of the day

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Assignments

Read:	The Maya, "Preface, pp. 7-10, "Introduction," pp. 10-29
Read:	The Maya, "Introduction," pp. 29-40
Look over:	"Further Readings," pp. 249-253
Post:	MAforum
Work on:	Case Study

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Notes

Thursday 10 September 2009: Finished orientation slides to #24 Map of Sentinels of Silence (slides: ma-orientation.pptx).
Tuesday 15 September 2009: Demonstrated MAforum; reviewed Case Study; reviewed Introduction: Mesoamerica, The Area and the People, including handout; looked at The Main Characteristics of Anthropology (slides: ma-main_char_anth.pptx). Ended with microcultures, Irish Travelers.

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Week 02 Day 04

Thursday 17 September 2009

Announcements

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Features of the Day

Old Business

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Introduction:
Mesoamerica, The Area and the People


—		Regions

—		Cultures

—		Sites

—		Timeline and Stages (Periods)

—		Countries

		Handout: Archaeological Periods in American Archaeology
		General Timelines Web Page

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Maps

Maps Main WebPage
Map: Major Political Divisions of Mexico and Central America
Source: Middle America: A Culture History of Heartland and Frontiers, Mary W. Helms
(Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1975), p. 4
Maps: Major Archaeological Sites of Mesoamerica (general sites map)
- Sentinels of Silence sites map
Major features of natural areas (slides)
- Paul Kirchhoff, "Meso-America"
General Maps Page

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Ethnographic Analogy:
Rural-Urban Patterns in Central Highland Mexico:
(introduction only, as time permits)

ethnographic analogy
ethnoarchaeology

Week	Day
02 / 03	04 / 06	Compound of the Nine Brothers, Nuevo Leon (Detailed Nuevo Leon map) (slides)
		San Luis Potosi, SLP (Detailed San Luis Potosi map) (slides)
		Central Highland Mexico: Tepeapulco, Hidalgo (Detailed Hidalgo map) (slides)
		Rural Village Patterns in the state of Hidalgo (Detailed Hidalgo map) (slides)

Terms:

invention

diffusion

including "stimulus diffusion"

migration

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Old Busines

Tuesday 15 September 2009: Demonstrated MAforum; reviewed Case Study; reviewed Introduction: Mesoamerica, The Area and the People, including handout; looked at The Main Characteristics of Anthropology (slides: ma-main_char_anth.pptx). Ended with microcultures, Irish Travelers.

Introduction to Anthropology:
The Nature of Anthropology

The Main Characteristics of Anthropology (slides: ma-main_char_anth.pptx)

return to scheduled features of the day

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Assignments

Read:	The Maya, "Preface, pp. 7-10, "Introduction," pp. 10-29
Read:	The Maya, "Introduction," pp. 29-40
Look over:	"Further Readings," pp. 249-253
Post:	MAforum
Work on:	Case Study

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Notes

Tuesday 15 September 2009: Demonstrated MAforum; reviewed Case Study; reviewed Introduction: Mesoamerica, The Area and the People, including handout; looked at The Main Characteristics of Anthropology (slides: ma-main_char_anth.pptx). Ended with microcultures, Irish Travelers.
Thursday 17 September 2009: Finished The Main Characteristics of Anthropology (slides: ma-main_char_anth.pptx). ON Thursday 24 September 2009 begin Ethnographic Analogy: Rural-Urban Patterns in Central Highland Mexico: Compound of the Nine Brothers, Nuevo Leon.

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