Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Spring 2019 - ARCH 273 D100

Archaeology of the New World (4)

Class Number: 5067

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 3 – Apr 8, 2019: Mon, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

    Jan 3 – Apr 8, 2019: Wed, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Apr 11, 2019
    Thu, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • 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, Meso and South America, prior to contact with Europeans. Coverage will focus on Culture Areas, their material culture, and adjustments to varying environmental conditions. Attention will include the peopling of the North and South America, hunter-gatherer cultural history, social complexity, agricultural origins, long-distance exchange and culture contact, and the emergence of cities, states and empires.

Grading

  • Archaeologist/Site Biography 10%
  • Paper Proposal 10%
  • Term Paper 30%
  • Midterm Exam 25%
  • Final Exam 25%

REQUIREMENTS:

No required texts.

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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