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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

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Copán, Honduras,
Frederick Catherwood, 1839

 
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Week 02 Day 03

Tuesday 15 September 2009

 

 

Announcements

 

Feature of the Day

MAforum

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.

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

    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:
   –  

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  call your file your e-mailname assignment name
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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

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


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

Maps

Introduction to Anthropology:
The Nature of Anthropology

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
 
 

Old Business

 
 

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
 

Notes

last week
last time

next week
next time
 
 

 

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Week 02 Day 04

Thursday 17 September 2009



 

Announcements

 

Features of the Day

Old Business

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

Maps

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
 

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

 
 

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
 

Notes

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