Summer 2019 - ARCH 332 D100
Special Topics in Archaeology I (3)
Class Number: 4914
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
May 6 – Jun 17, 2019: Mon, Wed, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
David Maxwell
dma50@sfu.ca
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Prerequisites:
30 units or by permission of instructor.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
This course will be offered from time to time to meet special needs of students and to make use of specializations of visiting faculty members.
COURSE DETAILS:
This course will introduce students to the archaeology of Mesoamerica, with a heavy emphasis on the Maya and their interaction with Teotihuacán in Central Mexico. Students will become familiar with the culture history of the area, beginning in the Middle and Late Preclassic period (the rise of major cities in both the Maya world and central Mexico), and continuing through the Classic period, the collapse, and into the Postclassic world system. Topics will include Maya households and commoners, Maya science and technology (including counting and writing systems), Maya mythology and astronomy, artworks, Political history and political science, new models of the Terminal Classic and Classic Maya "Collapse," and the world of the Post Classic.
Grading
- Quiz 1 25%
- Quiz 2 25%
- Quiz 3 25%
- Quiz 4 25%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Coe, Michael D. and Stephen Houston (2015). The Maya. Ninth Edition. Thames & Hudson, London.
ISBN: 978-0-500-29188-7
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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