ANTHROPOLOGY 388:

HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY

FALL SEMESTER 2008

 

T-TH 9:30-10:45; Room 276 EKH; 3 credits

 

INSTRUCTOR: Peter Mills  264 EKH;     

Phone- 974-7465   

Email: millspAThawaiiDOTedu

Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 10:30-12:30, Tuesdays 11-12; or by appointment.

           

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

We will explore historical archaeology’s relationship to anthropology and history.  Some people claim that historical archaeology is the most expensive way to determine what we already know about history.  That statement is too frequently true, but we’ll find examples to the contrary.  Discussion topics will include the development of historical archaeology; research designs; field methods; laboratory methods; establishing chronologies; and generating “anthropological histories.”  The course will be a mix of seminar format covering the history, theory, and previous research in this diverse field, and hands-on laboratory experience, dealing with the identification and analysis of archaeological materials from historical sites.

 

 REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS: note: Some additional readings may be emailed to you throughout the semester as .pdf documents. 

 

            Deetz, James

                        1996 In Small Things Forgotten, (Revised Edition)

                        Anchor Books, New York.

 

            Brauner, David R. (Compiler)

2000 Approaches to Material Culture Research for Historical Archaeologists, (second edition). Society for Historical Archaeology.

 

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Anthropology 110 is a pre-requisite.  There will be three scheduled quizzes on readings (15%);  a materials identification midterm (15%), an approximately10 to 15-page double-spaced research paper (25%) with a class presentation (10%), a general requirement of attendance and participation in labs and discussions (10%), and a final (25%).  For style guidelines for your paper, see the Society for Historical Archaeology’s Style guide at http://www.sha.org/publications/style_guide.htm

 

STUDENTS WITH DOCUMENTED DISABILITIES:

Any student with a documented disability who would like to request accommodations should contact the University Disability Services Office- Hale Kauanoe A Wing Lounge, 933-0816 (V), 933-3334 (TTY), uds@hawaii.edu - as early in the semester as possible.

 

 

COURSE SCHEDULE

 

INTRODUCTION

 

T- August 26- Introduction to the Course and Historical Archaeology in Hawai`i

TH-August 28- Recalling things forgotten (Read Deetz Ch 1)

T-Sept. 2- The Anglo-American Past (Deetz Ch 2, and Brauner 381-398)

TH Sept. 4- Theory and Historical Archaeology Discussion of Deetz Chs. 1 and 2

T-Sept. 9-  All Earthenware Plain and Flowered (Deetz Ch 3; Brauner: pp 11-55)

Quiz on Deetz Chapters 1, 2, and 3, and Brauner, pp 11-55; 381-398

TH Sept. 11- Ceramics Continued (Skim Brauner pp 57-138)

T- Sept 16- Ceramics/Clay Pipes Continued

TH Sept. 18- Remember Me as You Pass By (Deetz Ch 4)

T-Sept. 23- I would have this howse stronge in timber (Deetz Ch 5)

TH Sept. 25- Small things remembered (Deetz Ch 6)

T-Sept. 30- Parting Ways and the African American Past (Deetz Ch 7-8; and Brauner 409-439)

                        Deetz, Chapters 4-9; and Brauner pp 201-247; 399-422

TH-Oct. 2- Introduction to Bottles (Read Brauner 139-201)

T-Oct 7- Glass Beads (Read Brauner 202-247)

TH-Oct. 9- Small things forgotten (Deetz Chapter 9)

T-Oct. 14- MIDTERM EXAM

TH-Oct. 16- The Fur Trade and Hawai`i (Read Brauner 399-422 and Neo in Oceania.pdf)

T-Oct. 21- The Anahulu Valley Project, O`ahu

TH-Oct. 23- Metal (Read Brauner 248-308)

T-Oct 28- Metal Continued (Read Brauner 309-339)

TH-Oct. 30- Lime, lithics, and other historical things forgotten (Read Brauner 340-372)

T. Nov. 4-NO CLASS-ELECTION DAY

TH- Nov. 6- Term Paper Workshop

T-Nov 11- NO CLASS-- VETERAN’S DAY

TH- Nov. 13– Fauna and Flora (Read Brauner 373-380)

Quiz on Brauner 309-380

T- Nov. 18- Presentations

TH-Nov 20- Hawai'i’s Russian Adventure Video

T-Nov. 25- Presentations

TH-Nov.27- NO CLASS-THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

T-Nov. 30- Presentations

TH-Dec. 2- Presentations

T- Dec. 7- Presentations

TH- Dec. 9- TERM PAPERS DUE; REIVIEW AND CONCLUSION

 

FINAL EXAM:  Thursday, December 18, 9:40-11:40pm.  Note: This is the last day of exams!  We would all like to be done earlier, but DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS UNLESS YOU PLAN ON MAKING THE FINAL AT THE SCHEDULED TIME.  Finals will only be given at another time in the case of a documented emergency, and not because of conflicting Holiday plans.