Course Description
Twelve thousand years of life in Georgia with an emphasis on relationships to the environment. Examines lifeways of prehistoric and early historic peoples, and the history of Georgia archaeology.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will be challenged to read more extensively
and to integrate the materials more thoroughly, and will be
graded with higher standards and expectations than
undergraduate students. During the semester, graduate students
will have several additional seminar sessions with the
instructor which will lead to a research paper of professional
meeting quality.
Athena Title
ARCHAEOLOG OF GEORG
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in ANTH(NAMS) 2310
Prerequisite
ANTH 1102 or permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
After taking this course, students will have surveyed 12,000 years of human life in Georgia with an emphasis on their relationship to the environment. They will cover the life ways associated with Indians in prehistoric and historic periods, their languages, and artifacts. This will be accomplished, in part, by discussing some of the most famous archaeological sites from all time periods (prehistoric and historic) throughout Georgia. This history of Georgia archaeology and its relevance for current research will also be covered. Students will be expected to write a professional type paper. The steps involved in this paper will reinforce the general education abilities outlined by the University of Georgia.
Topical Outline
1. Introduction: General anthropology and general archaeology 2. Georgia as a Place: geology, geography, and ecology 3. Historic Indians: The Creeks and many more 4. History of Archaeological research in Georgia: people and projects 5. Archaeological sites, lifeways, and unanswered questions: a) Paleo Indian period b) Early Archaeic period c) Late Archaeic period d) Early Woodland period e) Middle Woodland period f) Late Woodland period g) Early Mississippian period h) Middle Mississippian period i) Late Mississippian period j) Early historic period 6. Broad trends and future research: what next?