Syllabus in Microsof Word

Course Description

This is a prerequisite for a future course which will encompass a 3-week field trip to Tanzania where we will visit Olduvai Gorge, as well as Gombe. The aim of the current class is to give students a better understanding of human origins and how archaeology has in the past (and will continue into the future) helped flesh out our distant ancestors. We will focus on contributions from the area and their importance. We will examine basic archaeology skills and methods, as well as topics related to care of artifacts and other remains. We will all apply for visas together and learn about the following: vaccinations, global competence, Swahili, as well as the local geology and wildlife.

IMPORTANT: By the Fall of 2007, you must have a valid passport through the December of 2008.

Required Textbooks

Matthiessen, Peter
1995 The Tree Where Man was Born. Penguin Books, New York.

Stanford, Craig
2008 Apes of the Impenetrable Forest: The Behavioral Ecology of Sympatric Chimpanzees and Gorilla. Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED READINGS FOR THIS COURSE MAY BE ASSIGNED, including articles in professional journals, Such as American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Evolution, the Journal of Field Archaeology, the Journal of Human Biology, Nature, Science, etc.

We will provide you with a bibliography during the semester so you can peruse these and other readings at your leisure.

Course Structure

This course meets for 50 minutes, three days a week, throughout the semester. Class meetings will include lectures, activities, discussions, and guest speakers. Students may be required to participate in class by sharing their ideas with the rest of the class in informal discussions.

Academic Honesty

All students must practice academic honesty. Academic misconduct is subject to an academic penalty by the course instructor and/or a disciplinary sanction by the University. All students need to be familiar with the Student Conduct Code.

Students with Disabilities

The Department of Anthropology is committed to equal opportunity in education for all students, including those with documented physical disabilities or documented learning disabilities. University policy states that it is the responsibility of students with documented disabilities to contact instructors DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF THE SEMESTER to discuss appropriate accommodations to ensure equity in grading, classroom experiences, and outside assignments. The instructor will meet with the student and the staff of the Disability Services for Students (DSS) to make accommodations. Please contact Jim Marks in DSS (243.2373, Lommasson Center 154) for more information.

Grading

Grading
Item
Points
Mid-Term Project 100 points
Final Project/Exam* 100 points
Participation
(includes in-class activities)		 100 points
TOTAL
 300 points

**Make-up exams will be given ONLY in cases of verified and unavoidable emergencies. You must notify us IN ADVANCE if you are unable to take the regularly scheduled exam.

Our grading system is as follows: A (100-95), A- (94-90), B+ (89-88), B (87-83), B- (82-80), C+ (79-78), C (77-73), C- (72-70), D+ (69-68), D (67-63), D- (62-60), F (59 or less).

Course Schedule (Subject to Change and Flexibility)

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