ASB335 -
PREHISTORY OF THE SOUTHWEST - Spring 2007
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ASB335 -
PREHISTORY OF THE SOUTHWEST - Spring 2007 |
| Professor:
Dr. Keith Kintigh,
Office: ANTH 268 965-6909; mailbox in Anthropology 233 Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 10:40-11:50 AM or by appointment |
T.A.:
Mason Scott Thompson,
Office: ANTH 110, leave message at 965-6213; mailbox in Anthropology 233 Office Hours: Tuesday & Wednesday 1:30-3:00 PM or by appointment |
Class
Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:15-10:30, SC0B 250
Web Presence: http://my.asu.edu
This course provides an introduction to the archaeology of the American Southwest for all interested students and provides majors with essential background and an opportunity to begin working with the professional literature. Our examination begins with the PaleoIndian hunter-gatherers who entered the Southwest 11,500 years ago and ends with the Pueblo Revolt in AD 1680. We focus on later developments, including the cultural fluorescence in areas such as Chaco Canyon, the Mimbres Valley, Mesa Verde, and the Phoenix area and the unexplained collapse of the late prehistoric Pueblo and Hohokam cultural systems. Capitalizing on our detailed knowledge of the archaeological record in the Southwest, an emphasis is placed on understanding the nature of archaeological inquiry: how archaeologists learn about the past.
Outline
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