Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Spring 2018 - ARCH 273 D100

Archaeology of the New World (4)

Class Number: 1012

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 3 – Apr 10, 2018: Tue, Thu, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Apr 13, 2018
    Fri, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Instructor:

    David Maxwell
    dma50@sfu.ca
    778.782.9783
    Office: EDB 9631
    Office Hours: TBA

  • Prerequisites:

    ARCH 100 or 201.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

A survey of prehistoric cultures of North and South America. The peopling of the New World, the rise of the pre-Columbian civilizations of Mexico and Peru, and the cultural adaptations by prehistoric populations to other parts of the New World. Breadth-Social Sciences.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course is a survey of the Indigenous cultures of North and South America, prior to European contact. Coverage is both temporally and culture area focused, and emphasizes specific examples and case studies in conveying the variety and variability in material culture and social adaptations. Topics include the peopling of the Americas, the development of agriculture in some areas and not others, the rise of different degrees of social complexity, particularly chiefdoms, evidence for long-distance exchange and culture contact, and the emergence of early states and empires.

Grading

  • Midterm Exam I 33%
  • Midterm Exam II 33%
  • Final Exam 34%

NOTES:

Breadth: Social Sciences

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

No required text. Suggested texts will be on 24 hour reserve in the SFU library, and additional readings will be made available through canvas.

Department Undergraduate Notes:

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need classroom or exam accommodations are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Students with Disabilities (1250 Maggie Benston Centre) as soon as possible to ensure that they are eligible and that approved accommodations and services are implemented in a timely fashion.

Deferred grades will be given only on the basis of authenticated medical disability.


Registrar Notes:

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