Spring 2024 - ARCH 329 D100
Special Topics in Environmental Archaeology (3)
Class Number: 4601
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Wed, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Ross Jamieson
rossjami@sfu.ca
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Prerequisites:
ARCH 101 or ARCH 201.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Select topics relating to environmental archaeology. Variable units: 3, 4, 5.
COURSE DETAILS:
This course will cover the period from AD 1492 up to the 1950s, looking at archaeological approaches to studying environmental change around the globe. Topics covered will include the archaeology of industrial whaling, atomic warfare, and the fur trade, as well as plantation agriculture, and the impact of global diseases like smallpox. Class format will be a mix of lecture and seminar. No course textbook; readings will be assigned weekly.
Grading
- Class activity participation 35%
- Final essay with drafts 45%
- Quizzes (two) 20%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Online readings as assigned
REQUIRED READING NOTES:
Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.
Department Undergraduate Notes:
Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) 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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